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Q: Who had their passage to the colony paid for in exchange for 5 to 7 years of work?
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Penniless people obligated to engage in unpaid labor for a fixed number of years usually in exchange for passage to the new world or other benefits?

Many people who wanted to immigrate to the new world didn't have money for passage. One solution to this problem was to become an indentured servant. Their passage was paid for in exchange for a certain amount of labor, usually 7 years, once they arrived.


Indentured servants received free passage to America from England in exchange for what?

Some immigrants from England paid for their passage to America by becoming indentured servants. Instead of paying for their passage in cash, they paid for it with labor. When their debt was paid, they were free to leave the service of their employer.


Person passage to north America was paid for in exchange for labor called?

An indentured slave/servant


What is the difference between a slave and a interned servant?

A slave is owned by someone and is considered property. Indentured servants were people who had their passage paid for and they worked for 7 years for the person in exchange.


Men whose passage to the colonies was paid for in exchange for a certain period of work were called?

Indentured Servants.


Who were servants that signed a contract to work for 4 to 7 years for those who paid their journey to America?

Those who have contracted themselves to work for seven years in exchange for having their passage paid to reach America are called indentured servants. They often had to work for 7 or more years.


Sir Edwin Sandys' plan for getting more labor to Jamestown included attracting women to the colony promoting indentured servitude and?

Giving land to those who paid for passage of workers.


Who was a bride paid by the US for safe passage?

If you mean mail order brides, the groom paid for her passage.


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

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


Who was person who works years to pay of their passage fee?

An "indentured servant". But often, after the passage fee was paid off, they were given another "bill" for their room and board! And when that was paid off, another "bill" for the additional room and board! In other words, the actually proper word was "slave".


Will paid bills remain on your credit report?

Short Answer: Yes. If you were deliquent, and then paid, it will show that you paid, but were late. And that stays on your credit for seven years. Sometimes you can negotiate with the collection firm to have it removed from your credit in exchange for payment.


Who were indentured labourers?

Young people who paid for their passage to the New World by working for an employer for a certain number of years. Common in the 18th century.