Famine seemed to take over colonial Virginia. Indentured servants and slaves are what helped save Virginia during these hardships. In Virginia‚ indentured servantry was very common. The indentured servants had to work hard both night and day for a mess of water gruel and a mouthful of bread. Document D is written by an indentured servant. He tells that he would much rather be in England‚ even without a limb‚ than to be where he is now. Indentured servants chose to be what they were because of what
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colonists in the north were more concerned with family values than those in the south‚ whose society suffered from a great lack of women and such a high death rate that family ties were hard to keep. As time went by‚ the development of slavery and indentured servitude started making an autocracy of rich cash crop farmers in the Chesapeake region‚ while in New England continued to have a majority of small farmers‚ along with some fishermen and shipbuilders. The differences between the colonists’ goals
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someone whether they can buy or lease land. Other immigrants‚ such as gottlieb mittelberger‚ experienced the hardship of coming to the new world. Gottleib Mittelberger was a German school teacher and organ player who came to the new world as a indentured servant. “During the voyage there is on board these ships terrible misery‚ stench. Fumes‚ horror‚ heat‚ constipation‚ boils‚ scurvy‚ cancer‚ mouth rot‚ and the like‚ all of which come from old and sharply-salted food and meat‚ also from very bad and
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hundreds of settlers embarked on a journey from England to the Virginia colony. They were in search of a new life‚ and wealth. Early on in their journey‚ they encountered many hardships‚ as expressed by George Percy (Doc. A). With the use of the indentured servants and slaves they were able to transform the Virginia colony by basing their economy around tobacco. During the beginning of their voyage‚ the settlers encountered many hardships. (Doc. A). They were crammed onto ships‚ so communicable
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the Caribbean. These indentured workers had to sign a contract for their employer ensuring that they will work for them for a period of time usually 3-5 years. They were punished if the contract was breached and received three benefits at the end of their contract. Indentured Labor‚ however‚ would wage in accommodation payment of passage and food. Consequently and surprisingly‚ there is and still are many positive and negative effects arising out of the introduction of indentured labor in the Caribbean
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The arrival of the Europeans affected the Indians in several different ways. The Indians were exposed to new experiences such as diseases‚ religion‚ racism‚ land ownership‚ and trade to name a few. The Indians way of life changed forever with the arrival of the European colonists. Diseases were introduced to them as early as 1550 by European fisherman who stayed on the New England shores during the winter. The fisherman brought devastating illnesses which the Indians had little resistance to
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Despite the common English backgrounds‚ societies in the New England and Chesapeake regions of Colonial America had split off into two incredibly different cultures: A very religiously focused New England and the more economic-oriented Chesapeake. Because these regions were settled for different purposes‚ the development of these societies led to the distinctions between them. One of the major causes for emigration from England to North America was religious persecution. Religious tolerance in
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These hardships included the forced lying about the ship’s living conditions‚ being sold as an indentured servant to local gentry and the separation of families. Once they had arrived in PA‚ immigrants were forced to lie about the ship’s hovels‚ which included dauntingly poor living conditions. The soul-seller did not know if it was in the immigrant’s’
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October 2‚ 2013 The Infortunate William Moraley Edited by: Susan E. Klepp & Billy G. Smith The Infortunate is an autobiography about the life of an indentured servant in the 1700’s. In his story‚ William Moraley talks about the jobs he once performed as a young man which included working as a clerk attorney‚ and then later learning the skill of watch making from Henry May by the age of seventeen. (Klepp and Smith‚ pg 8-9). About ten years later‚ Moraley’s family moved to
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How did economic‚ geographic‚ and social factors encourage the growth of slavery as an important part of the economy of the southern colonies between 1607 and 1775? (2001) • Economic: o Slavery is cheaper than indentured servitude. o Slave Trade. o Tight packing vs. loose packing. o Large Plantations. • Geographic: o The rise of tobacco o Labor intensive crops o Rice and indigo crops • Social: Dehuminization o Thought they were ‘saving’ the slaves (education‚ religion‚ etc)
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