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Why were the two-thirds of English settlers called indentured servants?
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What was the main source of labor in early colonial America?
indentured servants like lower class English people
Indentured servants were English man and women?
Who contracted themselves to unpaid labor in return for their passage to America along with room and board during the contract period.
What are two negiyives affected the african americans in the english colonies?
Many African Americans in the English colonies were indentured servants or slaves. Even free African Americans had to deal with discrimination and laws that reduced their rights compared to Caucasians.
What is Under the headright system?
It is the policy that the English used to promote colonization. Indentured servants were promised 50 acres of land once their servitude was completed which in turn led a mass movement to the new world.
English settlers often angered Native Americans by?
the english settlers often angered the native americans by
Who were the majority of English migrants to Chesapeake Bay?
the majority of the English migrants to chesapeake were indentured servants the majority of the English migrants to chesapeake were indentured servants
Most of the indentured servants in the American colonies were born in?
europe
How were the European settlers who came to north America persecuted before they left their native lands?
Not all European settlers were persecuted and there are many reasons why people go to places. Those who were persecuted were people like the Quakers who were arrested and jailed by the English government. Others came as indentured servants to pay for their passage. Even today there are indentured servants. So, the reasons vary.
Where did indentured servents from north America came from?
Indentured servants weren't from America, but were mainly English from England.
Who enjoyed the least freedom in the English colonies?
Africans
what caused the number of indentured servants in English colonies?
Improvements in conditions in Europe brought about a decrease in people attempting to leave the continent as indentured servants, and with the rise of the African slave trade, the need for indentured white servants that the colonists had to pay and eventually release decreased dramatically.
What caused the number of indentured servants in English colonies to?
Improvements in conditions in Europe brought about a decrease in people attempting to leave the continent as indentured servants, and with the rise of the African slave trade, the need for indentured white servants that the colonists had to pay and eventually release decreased dramatically.
What caused the number indentured servants in English colonies to decrease?
Improvements in conditions in Europe brought about a decrease in people attempting to leave the continent as indentured servants, and with the rise of the African slave trade, the need for indentured white servants that the colonists had to pay and eventually release decreased dramatically.
What kind of settlers were in the southern colonies?
English settlers African slaves, rich English plantation owners, English inductered servants
What are most indentured servants who traveled to Virginia came from?
They were English and signed 7 year contracts.
What cause an increase in the number or slaves in the northern English colonies?
Fewer indentured servants arrived as conditions in Europe improved.
In the late 1600s the element of society in the English colonies that caused the greatest social unrest was?
Indentured servants.
