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No. You see indentured servants wanted to come to America, but did not have money to do so. So, a wealthy landowner of sorts would pay for this man to come to America. In return they would work for a certain number of years. And when they had paid of there debt, the landowner would grant them with land, tools, and money to get them started as American citizens.
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What term is used for a person who came willingly to America and worked without pay?
The term used is "Indentured Servant". This was a person who worked without pay to pay off his debt of being transported to America.
Who were obligated to work for masters to pay the cost of their passage to America?
They are called indentured servants. People in England in the early times of America asked wealthy people to provide money for their passage. In return, the people would work for the wealthy person, with no pay, for a set upon amount of years, generally from 5 to 7. When the indentured servants were freed, they were given some food and a small parcel of land to start their own farms.
What was an indentured survent?
Indentured servitude was a type of forced labor in early America. It was most prevalent in Jamestown and other early colonies. Basically, how it works is: Steve wants to go to America from the old world, but is too poor to pay for boat passage. Henry is rich and going to America, and tells Steve, "Hey, if you work for me for a few years (commonly about 4, later around 7 years) I'll pay for your passage to America." However, indentured servants would SELDOM, if ever, live out their contracts. For this reason, many people say the system of indentured servitude was the same as the institution of non-racial slavery, because the indentured servants worked for no pay for the rest of their lives. The system of indentured servitude started to collapse when servants started to outlive their contracts. It was replaced before long by a racial system of slavery brought to the present-day lower 48 states from the Caribbean.
Why did indentured servants came to America?
They could not pay the voyage to come to America, or, they were imprisoned and wanted to pay off their debt.
What were the people called that worked to pay their way to America?
Indentured servants
Who agreed to work without pay for a landlord if the landlord paid for their passage to America?
Indentured servant.
Who was the colonist who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years?
Indentured servants
Which signers of the Declaration of Independence were indentured servants?
George Taylor came to America as an indentured servant and signed the declaration.Answernone. indentured servants were considered low people because they were all poorHe had to work to pay for his passage to America.
Who worked to pay their passage to America?
Indentured servants.
What best defines an indentured servant?
An indentured servant is a person who works for a specified period of time to pay off a debt or secure passage to a new country. They are under contract to work for their master in exchange for something, such as land, education, or training.
What did identured servant do?
a person who worked to pay for passage to a new world and a place to live - apex
Who be more likey to come to North america as an indentured servant a wealthy person or a poor person and Why?
A poor person would be more likely to become an indentured servant. A wealthy person wanting to migrate could pay for the ticket w/o becoming indentured.
How long did an indentured servant work for?
An indentured servant typically worked for 4 to 7 years to pay off their debt or passage to the New World. Once their term of service was completed, they were granted freedom and sometimes land.
People who pay their way by working for years to pay for their voyages?
An Indentured Servant
What term is used for a person who came willingly to America and worked without pay?
The term used is "Indentured Servant". This was a person who worked without pay to pay off his debt of being transported to America.
What does an indentured servant work for?
To pay off the debt owed.
What was an indentured servent?
An indentured servant was a person who exchanged his or her work for a number of years to pay for the trip from Europe to the colonies.
