Indentured servitude and slavery in colonial America

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American History

 

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Daniel C

 

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April 23, 2016

 

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Still, many people still wanted to come to America, the solution to the financial problem was indentured servitude. A European’s trip to America would be paid for if they would then be a servant for a certain number of years (usually between four and fourteen). After they served their term, an indentured servant would be given clothes, land, and some money...
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After they served their term, an indentured servant would be given clothes, land, and some money. These servants did much needed work, especially in tobacco fields in the south; they helped to make tobacco a major cash crop in the south which was good for both the Colonies and Britain. The system also allowed for many to become individually rich, middlemen or agents would buy and sign a large group of indenture contracts and then sell the servants in the colonies for a profit...
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