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No, however, when they were finished with their time, (which was usually 5-7 years) they got to stay in the new world even though they didn't have the money. You see, however they were working for had paid for their trip to the new world because they needed an extra worker, or they needed someone to tend for the garden. Whatever the reason may have been, they each got the same thing in the end, FREEDOM, and a chance to start their lives over in the new world.
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∙ 15y agoIndentured servants were not paid wages, but they were provided with food & lodging. They were kept as slaves until they worked off whatever debt they incurred.
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Did Jamestown use slaves or indentured servants?
They used indentured servants.
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
In large part who filled the growing labor needs of the economy of the middle colonies?
Indentured Servants. :)
why were indentured servants and blacks not allowed to marry?
their owners are afraid indentured servants would teach blacks to read or write
Who worked for no wages for transportation to the colonies?
Indentured servants
These people worked for no wages for years to pay for their transportation to the colonies?
Indentured servants
Why did Many standard contracts of an indentured servants failed to mention the servants wages why?
Many standard contracts of indentured servants failed to mention wages because the servants were often seen as property to be bought and sold. Their labor was expected in exchange for passage to the New World, so mentioning wages was not considered necessary. The terms of the contract usually focused on the length of service and obligations of the servant.
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
Why did indentured servants become important to chesapeake society?
Slaves formed families and had children.
Did new England have indentured servants or slaves?
New England had indentured servants
What inspired passage of strict slave codes?
Colonial planters' fears of indentured servants' rebellion coupled with rising wages in England.
What was a common consequence of sir Edwin sandys system of indentured?
The death of many 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
