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Indentured servants weren't from America, but were mainly English from England.

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Why did fewer indentured servents come to America in the 1700's?

fewer came to the americas becauseconditions in england changed


How and why did the indentured servant and slaves come to america?

They came from many countries. Some countries are:IrelandScottlandEnglandIndiaAfricaThere are many more.


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.


The first Africans who came to America were?

by boats, white people on boats.


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.


Why did the Quakers come to North America?

The Quakers came to North America in search of land.


How many came to British North America?

the amount of british who came to North America is 50 000


Why did the missionaries puritans and indentured servants come to America?

Missionaries came to America to spread their religious beliefs to the Native American population. Puritans came seeking religious freedom and to establish communities based on their beliefs. Indentured servants came seeking economic opportunities and a chance to start anew in the New World.


When were most slaves brought to North America?

Africans came to the western hemisphere not as slaves at first. They came as indentured servants. However, it was believed to be 1619 when the Africans were brought as slaves from the western part of Africa.


How did indentured servitude and slavery arise in North America?

Indentured servitude and slavery arose in North America by the colonies/ colonists needed another source of labor since most Native Americans became sick and as a result died because they weren't immune to the diseases that the Europeans brought with them to America. The colonists, especially Spanish priest Bartolome de Las Casas came up with an idea of enslaving/ capturing Africans to America to do the work because they had an immunity to the British diseases. Over colonial time, the demands for slaves increased. Since their was very high death rates, which led to labor shortages, the colonists began using indentured servants [were servants that signed a contract to work for four to seven years for those who paid for their journey to America]. That is how indentured servitude and slavery arose in North America.


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.


Why did fewer indentured come to America in the 1700s?

fewer came to the Americas because conditions in England began to improve