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What is the definition of lord dunmore's decree?

The emancipation of slaves or indentured servants who joined the British army.


Why did the british colonists in the Caribbean turn to African slaves as a source of labor?

The colonists originally used indentured servants, people who had a landowner pay for their passage to America in exchange for the poor to work on the rich person's land for a certain number of years. However, indentured servants couldn't be sold and bought, and they were eventually granted land and set free. The number of indentured servants coming from Europe started to decrease over the years, and the amount of labor started to increase. With nothing else to do, the British carted African slaves to be used as a labor source, even though slaves were more expensive.


Why were few slaves imported to the new world before 1650?

Probably because there were few people settled enough to buy them and put them to work. The British were still sending debtors and criminals to be indentured servants.


What country is the surname Boodhoo from?

The surname is from India. Immigration to British colonies as indentured servants brought families to the New World. The Boodhoo surname is found in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and the West Indies.


Why did the middle colonies have indentured servants?

When America was still a British colony, there was a great need for workers, to help with the farms and plantations. While the southern part of the country would soon become known for using African slaves, in those early years of Colonial America, there were a large number of "indentured servants": these were young men and women from poor parts of Europe (mostly from England and Germany) who wanted to start a new (and what they hoped would be better) life in the New World. They had no money to pay for passage to America, so they indentured themselves: that is, they agreed to hire themselves out as servants to wealthy landowners in America, in exchange for passage to this country, food, clothing, and the possibility of learning some new skills. Indentured servants worked for a period of three to seven years, at which time they had (theoretically) worked off their debt and could be free to live an independent life. Unfortunately, not all of them got the new life they had hoped for, as not every landowner was a compassionate or ethical boss. Many of the European immigrants found their time in America to be quite a disappointment. On the other hand, some did manage to repay their debt and become independent farmers or tradesmen.

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Which ships transported indentured servants from India to British Guiana?

Elbe and Rhone


What is the definition of lord dunmore's decree?

The emancipation of slaves or indentured servants who joined the British army.


The colony I love in has few slaves but many indentured servants where do I live?

You may live in a British colony in the 17th or 18th century, such as Virginia or Maryland in America. These colonies relied heavily on indentured servants for labor, usually for a set period of time in exchange for passage to the New World. Slavery was less prevalent in these colonies during that time period.


Why the asians came to the Caribbean?

The Indians from India, were bought over by the British as indentured servants. The Chinese were there to establish businesses.


Why did the british colonists in the Caribbean turn to African slaves as a source of labor?

The colonists originally used indentured servants, people who had a landowner pay for their passage to America in exchange for the poor to work on the rich person's land for a certain number of years. However, indentured servants couldn't be sold and bought, and they were eventually granted land and set free. The number of indentured servants coming from Europe started to decrease over the years, and the amount of labor started to increase. With nothing else to do, the British carted African slaves to be used as a labor source, even though slaves were more expensive.


When did indentured servants start?

Indentured servitude started because there was a suply and demand in the Americas and England. England was inflated and there was no jobs left. America on the other hand was in great need of jobs so entured servitude started. They acually started in 1619 though.


What hardships did the british have coming to America?

# diseases # source of labor # what would bring money in America # relations with the local Indians # indentured servants


What british came to the new world by agreeing to work to pay back travel expenses?

The British who came to the new world by agreeing to work to pay back travel expenses were called indentured servants.


The Colony I live in Has few slaves but many indentured servants where do I live?

You may live in one of the British colonies in North America during the 17th to 18th centuries, such as Virginia or Maryland. These colonies relied heavily on indentured servants, who worked for a set period of time to pay off their passage to the New World, rather than on slaves.


Why were few slaves imported to the new world before 1650?

Probably because there were few people settled enough to buy them and put them to work. The British were still sending debtors and criminals to be indentured servants.


How did slavery changed over time in Colonial America?

There were very few slaves during the colonial period in British North America. Indentured servants, on the other hand, were much more common. The employers that indentured servants worked for grew financially stable, and they increased the price of labor over time, which made it difficult for servants to pay off their debt. Slavery became favored for the potential financial increases slaves produced through hard labor work. Eventually, though, the north and south states developed opposite opinions on the necessity of slaves.


What is the ethnic origin of a person with a white british father and a black jamacian mother?

European and African. Jamaica was once a British colony, and Britain is in Europe. Africans were imported as slaves or indentured servants, which is why Jamaica is 99% black today, but they speak with Brit accents.