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How did indentured servitude contribute to the settlement of the British North American colonies?
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By offering a route for Europeans to be able to afford to come to the colonies, providing a way for the colonies to expand their economic potential, such as in Virginia's 1600s tobacco fields, and increasing the national diversity of the immigrants to North America.
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In 1750 indentured servitude was most common in?
Poor whites in the American colonies.
In what ways did the Great Awakening contribute to the independent spirit of American colonists?
In what ways did the Great Awakening contribute to the independent spirit of American colonists?
What are three things about indentured servants?
Indentured servants paid off the cost of their voyage to the American colonies by working as unpaid labor for a period of time. Runaways would be hunted and returned. Between the 17th and 18th centuries, half of the white immigrants who came to America came as indentured servants.
How did the king of England react to the Franco-American Alliance?
He attempted to negotiate a settlement with the colonies.
What main source of labor was in the early American colonies?
Indentured servants were the first source, but slaves soon replaced them. The first slave arrived in 1619.
In 1750 indentured servitude was most common in?
Poor whites in the American colonies.
Why did vestiges of African culture survive in British North America?
Vestiges of African American culture survived in British North America through indentured servitude and procreation between blacks and whites.
How did problems of indentured servitude lead to political trouble and the growth of African slavery?
The problems with indentured servitude, such as high mortality rates and completion of contracts, led plantation owners to turn to African slavery as a more permanent and cost-effective solution. The political trouble arose as tensions grew between those who benefited from the institution of slavery and those who opposed it, ultimately contributing to the division that led to the American Civil War.
What religion did indentured servant have?
Indentured servitude was a form of debt bondage for the journey to the New World in the 18th century, the American colonies. by being a servant (basically a slave) for somebody who couldafford to pay both individuals' passes to the United States. A majority of the servants were Anglican, not Puritan, and while religion did play a large role in everyday lives, the culture was more commercially based.
Which people made a contract to work in exchange for transportation to the American colonies?
indentured servants
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
Why did colonists turn to slave labor rather than indentured servants in the late 1600s?
There was a decline in availability of indentured servants from England. The indentured servants from England weren't good workers. Indentured servitude was outlawed in the colonies.
What was the culture of colonial Maryland?
Colonial Maryland was created as a refuge for heavily prosecuted British-American Catholics. However, the colony was heavily populated by Protestants. Slavery and indentured servitude were very popular. Tobacco was the main cash crop; therefore most families lived on farms.
Why did plantation owners MOST prefer to use slaves over indentured servants?
Plantation owners preferred using slaves over indentured servants because slaves were perceived as a lifetime investment, as they were considered property that could be bought and sold. Slaves were also viewed as a more long-term and reliable labor force, as they had fewer legal rights and were enslaved for life, unlike indentured servants who would be freed after a set period of time. Slaves were also often seen as easier to control and exploit due to their lack of legal protections.
The first American settlement in Ohio was .?
The first American settlement in Ohio was Marietta.
Who the first African American indentured servant?
YOUR FACE YOUR FACE
What did indentured servants agree to do in exchange for receiving a trip across the ocean to colonial American?
Indentured Servitude was just a form of White Slavery, e.g. Whites forced to enter a long term contract to "serve" the person, usually White aristocratic people, who paid for the passage to the colonies. The "owner" could sell the contract (sell the White person) and because the person was a debtor, there was no escape until the debt was paid off.
