Indentured servitude and slavery existed in the ‘New World’ primarily for economic and population growth. In the book, Going to the Source, Slavery was defined as “hereditary” and “a lifetime status” and the slave must serve for life, however, on the other hand indentured servitude was “contractual” and “voluntary” although the servant is forced to serve for a fixed amount of years. Indentured servitude and slavery are strikingly parallel to each other from the fact that both parties participate
Indentured servitude last until the 1670’s when tobacco planters began the switch to slave labor. Indentured servants were poor immigrants who signed contracts known as indentures, in which they committed to four to seven years of labor in North America in exchange for transportation from England, as well as food and shelter after they arrived in the colony (Roak, et. al, 56). Debates persist about the general characteristics of early indentured servants, but they were certainly primarily poor young
course aligns with most standard ideas of whom were slaves. The fact that the slaves in the image are black gives a better time-line of when the image is from, as we know that black slavery did not start to really grow in America until the 17th century (though did of course exist)1. By the 16th-century indentured-servants were required to be provided clothing and shelter, even though they were
of indentured servants and slaves in colonial America differed in several key aspects which, taken together seem to indicate that the plight of slaves was much harder overall, than that of indentured servants, particularly those indentured servants who were of European as opposed to mixed, extraction. At first glance it might appear that there were few significant differences between the condition of slaves and indentured servants in colonial America; for example, both slaves and indentured servants
iterating how many generations of black men have suffered because of the injustices of our justice system and the fact that we are labeled aggressive “predators”. We have not ended racial caste in America, we have merely redesigned it. Back than it was slavery, oppression, segregation, and etc. This new system had been developed and implemented swiftly, and it was largely invisible, even to people that mass incarceration and a new tactic pushed by the government “The War on Drugs” was The Jim Crow New
Spanish (Zinn). Why not to the colonies? As time progressed in Virginia, a choice emerged between picking laborers. A colonist could either hire servants, who were cheaper than slaves but left after seven years, or slaves, who were more expensive but labored for life (Davidson, 74). Jumping to 1682, Carolina, the first slave state, had settlers who believed that Africans were better than white indentured servants because Africans did not require too much investment (Johnson, 73). However, the white
afford slaves, because there was a high chance of them dying when they arrived. White servants were cheaper, but they would not work as hard as slaves would have to end up working in the future. People in England were starting to get paid well, due to higher wages. This meant that less people were poor, and less people would go to America to work as servants. For the first time, black slaves outnumbered white servants among the plantation
were some “battles” that were fought, either between another country or in there colony. What I mean by this that Virginia had to defend against the Dutch and there was also a rebellion called bacon’s rebellion. In document F, it is stated that the Virginia colony had the inability to defend against a Dutch attack. They engaged in this battle because they thought it was there duty set by their declaration. Now Bacon’s rebellion was led by indentured servants. They rebelled against the colonies because
trip across the sea seeking fortunes and attainment of a better economic situation and status denied them in England. Two colonies that were established were Massachusetts and Virginia. An exploration shows some commonality but also major differences between these colonies. One particular common trait would set the tone for race relations for centuries. As they traveled on the Mayflower, seeking the Carolina Colonies, the Pilgrims arrived instead on the shores in Northeast that would become New
was east and west, there was only north and south. Colonists had the option to settle in those two areas only and see which life they would’ve liked better due to their differences. The northern and southern colonies differed in many ways due to economy, population and religion. These three reasons provide the differences between the two colonies. The Northern economics compared to the Southern economics were completely different due to the way they were controlled. While the north was based on