Slaves
Slaves
Virginia's Indentured Servants' Plot happened in 1661.
Slaves
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.
The establishment of tobacco farming in Virginia led to the importation of indentured servants and African slaves to work on the plantations. The demand for labor increased rapidly as tobacco became a profitable crop, prompting planters to turn to indentured servants and later to African slaves to meet their labor needs.
they made plantations
Colonists in Virginia used indentured servants because they needed labor to work on their plantations but often could not afford to pay for workers. Indentured servants were individuals who agreed to work for a set period in exchange for passage to the colonies, food, and shelter. This system allowed colonists to meet their labor needs while providing opportunities for individuals seeking a fresh start in the New World.
Absolutely, hordes of them.
Because they were indentured.
Before enslaved Africans worked on plantations, indentured servants and Native Americans were commonly employed to work on plantations in the Americas. Indentured servants were typically poor Europeans who worked in exchange for passage to the Americas, while Native Americans were sometimes captured and forced to work on plantations.
indentured servants
well they were servants so the went to va to work for freedom