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INDENTURED SERVANTS

BY NICOLE BOROWSKI, ALICIA WILSON, AND MICHAEL COLANTUNO
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ORIGIN OF INDENTURED SERVITUDE SYSTEM

ARRIVED IN AMERICA AFTER THE COLONIZATION OF JAMESTOWN IN 1607
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INDENTURED SERVITUDE

  • Lasted up until the 19th century
  • People traveled from Europe to the Americas who were in debt or commited other infractions, and worked for 7 years to pay it off.
  • The idea came about for the need of cheap labor
  • Became vital to the early colonial economy, until they were replaced by African slaves
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Most indentured servants signed a contract that stated they owed about 7 years of their life, give or take, to a person. That person was to provide transportation to the new world, food, and shelter. Indentured Servants were very expensive and not many people had them.

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INDENTURED SERVANTS PERFORMED DIFFERENT JOBS

SUCH AS CRAFTSMEN, ARTISANS, MAIDS, COOKS, FARMERS, OR LABORERS
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PRO'S TO INDENTURED SERVITUDE

  • Free passage to the colonies
  • Food and shelter provided
  • Alternative solutions to debtors and criminals
  • Solution to religious persecution
  • People had help in the new world
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CON'S TO INDENTURED SERVITUDE

  • Labor for years before freedom
  • Leave your homeland
  • Dangerous journey across the Atlantic ocean
  • Some did manual labor
  • It was very expensive
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INDENTURED SERVITUDE

OVER TIME IT BECAME OVERUN BY SLAVERY UNTIL THE END OF THE 18TH CENTURY
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DOCUMENTS

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Michael Colantuno