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System that allowed workers to move to the colonies by paying their passage in return for a promise to work?
The Headright System! Indentured Servitude
Who were obligated to work for masters to pay the cost of their passage to America?
They are called indentured servants. People in England in the early times of America asked wealthy people to provide money for their passage. In return, the people would work for the wealthy person, with no pay, for a set upon amount of years, generally from 5 to 7. When the indentured servants were freed, they were given some food and a small parcel of land to start their own farms.
What referred to people who agreed to work for a set number of years to exchange for their passage to the new world?
People who agreed to work for a set number of years in exchange for their passage to the New World were known as indentured servants. They typically signed contracts, known as indentures, committing to work for a specific period, usually ranging from four to seven years. This system was prevalent during the 17th and 18th centuries as a way to attract labor to the colonies. Indentured servitude was a common means for many Europeans to seek new opportunities in America.
Why were the enslaved africans brought to America between 1492-1867?
The first slave arrived in the colonies in 1619 and was brought to work. As the colonies grew more slaves were needed to do the work.
Which colonies were mostly made up of plantations?
Southern Colonies APEX us history 1 semester
How were people able to get passage to colonies in return for a promise to work?
slave trade
How were people able to get passage to the colonies in return for a promise to work?
slave trade
How were people able to get passage to the colonies in return for a promise work?
slave trade
How were people able to get passage to the colonies in return for promise to work?
slave trade
How were people able to passage to the colonies in return for a promise to work?
slave trade
How were people ables to get passage to the colonies to return for a promise to work?
slave trade
What system allowed people free passage to the colonies in return for an agreement for work?
slavery
What system allowed workers to move to the colonies by their passage in return for promise to work?
Revitilid
What system allowed the workers to move to the colonies by paying their passage in return for work?
Revitilid
What system allowed people free passage to the colonies in return for agreement to work?
indentured service
What system allowed workers to move to colonies by paying their passage in return for promise to work?
Revitilid
What system allowed to move to the colonies by paying their passage in return for a promise to work?
Indentured Servitude
