Indentured servants
YES
No, the only country in the world that has paid off a WWII debt is Finland (they made railroad cars and locomotives for the USSR for forty years)
Taxes had to be paid by the members of the third estate, meaning the bourgeoisie (who were very poor). The nobels and the representatives of the church (who were both very rich) did not have to pay taxes, eventhough they were the richest.
peasants were paid three chickens a year
Spies were paid during the American Revolution. Spies were paid for information and most of the their information didn't come cheaply.
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.
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.
An indentured slave/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.
Indentured Servants.
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.
Giving land to those who paid for passage of workers.
If you mean mail order brides, the groom paid for her passage.
They came from many countries. Some countries are:IrelandScottlandEnglandIndiaAfricaThere are many more.
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".
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.
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.