well they were servants so the went to va to work for freedom
Virginia's Indentured Servants' Plot happened in 1661.
In its initial years as a colony, Virginia had indentured servants. They relied on these indentured servants for most of the labor in the early years.
Absolutely, hordes of them.
Because they were indentured.
Slaves
indentured servants
In the 1800's, there were over 10,000 Indentured Servants in Jamestown, Virginia.
Indentured servants.
I think it was harmful because the servants were treated bad
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.
Using the headright system, people in England 100s of acres of land in America by becoming indentured servants for a period of time, usually 7 years. These indentured servants were most often used by the plantation owners in Virginia initially.