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No. Indentured workers were very early in colonial history and slaves replaced them as workers.
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∙ 6y agoThey didn’t have indentured servants. Only slaves were used.
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Why did the Jamestown settlers want indentured servants and slaves?
When the colonies required indentured servants or slaves it was to do the work. The first slave arrived in Jamestown in 1609 and after tobacco got a start in the colony workers were needed. Indentured servants didn't work out as well, so more slaves were brought in than indentured servants.
Why did colonists turn to slave labor rather than indentured servants in the late 1600s?
There was a decline in availability of indentured servants from England. The indentured servants from England weren't good workers. Indentured servitude was outlawed in the colonies.
What did black people do in the Georgia colony?
Blacks were used as slaves for plantation workers, or sometimes they would work inside the plantation owner's house to do chores with the servants.
Who were the workers who signed a contract to work for room and board only for up to seven years in order to pay for their passage to America?
indentured servants
Why did europeans begin to import slaves from Africa?
They needed workers and indentured servants didn’t work out. Anyone who was African was a slave so it was very easy to know where they were.
Who were the workers who kidnapped and sold in the colonies?
Indentured servants
Most white workers in colonial Virginia in 1625 were?
Indentured servants.
Why did the Jamestown settlers want indentured servants and slaves?
When the colonies required indentured servants or slaves it was to do the work. The first slave arrived in Jamestown in 1609 and after tobacco got a start in the colony workers were needed. Indentured servants didn't work out as well, so more slaves were brought in than indentured servants.
Why did plantation owners MOST prefer to use slaves over indentured servants?
Plantation owners preferred using slaves over indentured servants because slaves were perceived as a lifetime investment, as they were considered property that could be bought and sold. Slaves were also viewed as a more long-term and reliable labor force, as they had fewer legal rights and were enslaved for life, unlike indentured servants who would be freed after a set period of time. Slaves were also often seen as easier to control and exploit due to their lack of legal protections.
Which was a factor in Virginia colonists' decision to use slave labor?
there were not enough indentured servants to meet the demands
What was the opportunity cost for indentured servants?
They were factory workers who got very little pay. about $0.25 a day.
How long did it take the majority of workers in Virginia to serve out their contract?
If you are asking about indentured servants it was a 7 year contract.
What were the east Indian workers who came to Trinidad and Tobago to work on the Sugar Cane Estates called?
They were indentured servants.
Why did colonists turn to slave labor rather than indentured servants in the late 1600s?
There was a decline in availability of indentured servants from England. The indentured servants from England weren't good workers. Indentured servitude was outlawed in the colonies.
Why were slaves and indentured servents were such and important part of the southern culture?
Slaves and indentured servants allowed Southern plantation and farm owners to maximize the profits from sale of their crops by eliminating the need to pay wages to their workers. Indentured servants were much more popular in the North, however, as many of them were poor, skilled whites who emigrated from Europe and agreed to enter a limited servitude in order to pay off the cost of their crossing. Southerners were disinclined to take this option, as the servants would eventually need to be freed, and most of them even earned a small wage.
What did black people do in the Georgia colony?
Blacks were used as slaves for plantation workers, or sometimes they would work inside the plantation owner's house to do chores with the servants.
Initally what type of jobs did African Americans do in the civil war?
At the start of the war: * plantation workers * house servants
