Pennsylvania was a Quaker colony and the religion practiced equality among people which means there were no slaves. Penn also made the first agreement to give equal rights to the Native Americans in Pennsylvania.
New England had indentured servants
The southern colonies had both. The indentured servants were most likely prisoners.
They had more indentured servants than the other colonies
They had more indentured servants than the other colonies
Indentured servants usually did household works in New Hampshire.
South- tobacco plantations- indentured servants- slaveryNew England- trade- small farms- fishing (New England was said to be built on "God and cod")- little need for slavery or indentured servitude
The colony with few slaves but many indentured servants was Virginia. In the early days of the colony, before the widespread use of African slaves, indentured servants from England were a significant source of labor.
Yes, the New England colony did have both slaves and indentured servants. While slavery was practiced in New England, particularly in industries like shipping and agriculture, the number of slaves was lower compared to the Southern colonies. Indentured servitude was also common in New England, where individuals would work under a contract for a specified period of time in exchange for passage to the colonies or other benefits.
New England
Whites were used as inderntured servants though blacks were mostly slaves.
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.
New England