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Yes, they started with indentured servitude, but slavery took hold and as time went on grew.

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Why was the head right system good for people who became indentured servants?

The headright system was good for people who became indentured servants because it offered them the opportunity to acquire land upon completing their term of service. This provided them with a pathway to eventually attain economic independence and security after fulfilling their obligations as indentured servants.


How did indentured servants differ from apprentices?

Indentured servants were people who worked for a set period of time to pay off a debt, while apprentices were individuals who learned a skill or trade from a master craftsman in exchange for room and board. Indentured servants typically worked in various fields, whereas apprentices focused on gaining expertise in a specific craft.


Why do you think indentured servants became less common as slavery grew?

Indentured servants were suppose to work for 7 years, but often after a couple of years they would leave the indentured contract and faded into the population. When that happened they couldn't be separated from other people because they were white. The slave on the other hand would always be a slave no matter where he/she went because they were black. To leave a plantation they needed a pass and any white person could stop them asking to see the pass. Slaves were owned by another person and considered property an indentured servant was a worker under contract so it was easier to buy a slave for the same amount of money spent on the indentured servant. The slave couldn't escape easily and could be picked out because he/she was black.


What is the difference between immigrants and indentured servants?

Immigrants are individuals who move to a different country to settle there permanently. Indentured servants were people who signed a contract to work for a specified period of time in exchange for passage to a new country, often under exploitative conditions. While immigrants come by choice, many indentured servants were coerced or forced into their arrangements.


Why did indentured servants need their master's permission to marry?

The indentured servants were bought by their masters. The master saw them not as people, but as animals. The indentured servants could not do much without the permission of there masters.

Related Questions

Why wasn't North Carolina involved in slavery?

North Carolina was deeply involved in slavery and in indentured servants. The 1860 US Census recorded over 300,000 or about a third of the states population as slaves. In addition that same census recorded 30,463 free people pf color residing in the state.


Which people made a contract to work in exchange for transportation to the American colonies?

indentured servants


Colonists who agreed to work for another in return for passage to America were called?

Indentured servants, also known as bondsmen and bondswomen.


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 colony or colonies have indentured servants?

all of the colonies had indentured servitude and i think people still do it


What reasons did some people have for becoming indentured servants?

It was/is ( yes there are still indentured servants) a method to have their passage paid for to the colonies. They had many reasons to leave.


Some planters viewed indentured servants as?

Some planters viewed indentured servants as a source of cheap labor to help grow crops and increase profits. They preferred indentured servants over slaves as they were a more temporary and less expensive labor force.


How were indentured servants different then slaves?

Indentured servants were free white people who were working off Passage to the new world. Slave were people who were owned by another person and were considered property and not human.


What is the difference between enslaved people and indentured servant?

Indentured servants work less then enslaved people, they get more breaks then the slaves.


Why are so many people willing to become indentured servants?

People may become indentured servants due to financial hardship, lack of opportunities, coercion, or deception. In some cases, individuals may feel pressured to become indentured servants in order to access employment, education, or migration opportunities.


How did the planters get their indentured servants?

Using the headright system, people in England 100s of acres of land in America by becoming indentured servants for a period of time, usually 7 years. These indentured servants were most often used by the plantation owners in Virginia initially.


What are people who work to pay off a debt called?

Indentured Servants.