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Slaves are owned by other people. Indentured servants signed a 7 year contract and were free people.
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Did Jamestown use slaves or indentured servants?
They used indentured servants.
Did new England have indentured servants or slaves?
New England had indentured servants
Did Plantation workers include indentured servants and slaves?
No. Indentured workers were very early in colonial history and slaves replaced them as workers.
How are indentured servants and slaves different?
Theoretically an indentured servant can eventually become free after he's worked long enough.
Why did the Jamestown settlers want indentured servants and slaves?
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.
How many indentured servants did colonial New York have?
New York had indentured servants and slaves.
Which colony has few slaves but many indentured servants?
The colony with few slaves but many indentured servants was Virginia. In the early days of the colony, before the widespread use of African slaves, indentured servants from England were a significant source of labor.
Indentured servants left plantations at the end of their contracts as time went on planters replaced indentured servants with?
Slaves
Slaves and indentured servants were first brought to North American to work producing?
slaves and indentured servants were first brought to north American to work producing
Did Sacagawea own any slaves or indentured servants?
No!
How were indentured servants different then slaves?
Indentured servants were free white people who were working off Passage to the new world. Slave were people who were owned by another person and were considered property and not human.
How did indentured servitude benefit employers?
Indentured servants were cheaper to employers compared to slaves.
