All of the above
They used indentured servants.
Indentured servants.
In the early days of the American colonies, slaves and indentured servants had no rights worth speaking about. More so with slaves. However, in order to have indentured servants and slaves work to full capacity, these poor people were treated well enough to keep them fed & housed. Some of course were badly mistreated, tortured and killed.
Indentured servant were significant in populating the early Americas. Many of the first colonists gained passage to the colonies as indentured servants.
Indentured servants
indentured servants
Slaves are owned by other people. Indentured servants signed a 7 year contract and were free people.
They had few rights under their contract.
indentured servants
Indentured servants
They had few rights under their contract.
If you are asking about indentured servants it was a 7 year contract.
a synonym for Indentured Servants
Technically an indentured servant serves someone under a contract. The contract may have a limited period of time after which the contract is null.
Indentured servants signed a contract for 7 years so employers got their labor for that time for free.
People who had a contract to work for a certain term of years in exchange for transportation and expenses
Obligated to serve for a certain lenght of time under a contract