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Indentured servants were free, but at the same time they were like slaves, but treated much better. Indentured servants are people wh agree to work for a person for a certain amount of years for pay if the person will bring them to america. They were free becausethey chose to work for the people, and they weren't kidnapped, but they were almost like slaves because when they finished the agreed years, the master would say tey have to pay them for the shelter, clothes, and food they had while they stayed, which in the end made them work longer.
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Who was the colonist who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years?
Indentured servants
Did Rhode Island have indentured servants?
They did have indentured servants in Rhode Island. They would serve for 2-7 years, and then they would get a free piece of land. Indentured servants came to the colonies when they wanted to get away from their old life and get a new one.
Did Jamestown use slaves or indentured servants?
They used indentured servants.
Some settlers who wanted to go to America were too poor to pay for the voyage therefore many of them became servants?
The term used for such people was indentured servants. Normally when their debts were paid they became free persons.
What is the significance of indentured servants?
Indentured servant were significant in populating the early Americas. Many of the first colonists gained passage to the colonies as indentured servants.
Who was the colonist who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years?
Indentured servants
How are slaves different to indentured servants?
Slaves are owned by other people. Indentured servants signed a 7 year contract and were free people.
What were the indentured servants working for?
They were working for free admission to the States.
Did Rhode Island have indentured servants?
They did have indentured servants in Rhode Island. They would serve for 2-7 years, and then they would get a free piece of land. Indentured servants came to the colonies when they wanted to get away from their old life and get a new one.
What are synonyms of indentured servants?
Some synonyms for indentured servants include apprentices, bondmen, and bonded laborers.
Did Jamestown use slaves or indentured servants?
They used indentured servants.
What did indentured servants received for their work?
Indentured servants receive FREEDOM
How are indentured servants and slaves different?
Theoretically an indentured servant can eventually become free after he's worked long enough.
What social group in colonial America was free at the end of their contract?
indentured servants
Did new England have indentured servants or slaves?
New England had indentured servants
These servants sold their labor for passage?
indentured. now finish your homework! >:(
How did indentured servants arrive in the new world?
how did indentured servants come to the new world
