They used indentured servants.
There were no independent servants in Jamestown. Jamestown was 104 men sent to look for gold by investors. The men were a variety of soldiers, nobility, and adventurers. Smith is a perfect example of the type of man who went to Jamestown. He was an adventurer, scalawag, and lied about his position in Jamestown. Historians have found that there was a Spanish spy among the crew.
When the colonies required indentured servants or slaves it was to do the work. The first slave arrived in Jamestown in 1609 and after tobacco got a start in the colony workers were needed. Indentured servants didn't work out as well, so more slaves were brought in than indentured servants.
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it was Englishmen that first came to Jamestown and they were called Englishmen
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They used indentured servants.
how did the use of indentured servant help and hurt the Jamestown settlement
There were no independent servants in Jamestown. Jamestown was 104 men sent to look for gold by investors. The men were a variety of soldiers, nobility, and adventurers. Smith is a perfect example of the type of man who went to Jamestown. He was an adventurer, scalawag, and lied about his position in Jamestown. Historians have found that there was a Spanish spy among the crew.
The colonist came to Jamestown Virginia in 1607
They had few rights under their contract.
When the colonies required indentured servants or slaves it was to do the work. The first slave arrived in Jamestown in 1609 and after tobacco got a start in the colony workers were needed. Indentured servants didn't work out as well, so more slaves were brought in than indentured servants.
They had few rights under their contract.
jamestown
it was Englishmen that first came to Jamestown and they were called Englishmen
jamestown was established in 1609 when the settlers came from europe.