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∙ 9y agoIndentured servants were essentially slaves that were only obligated to spend a certain amount of time with their master. Once freed, they could go about as they pleased, but some chose to stay.
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∙ 12y agotechnically no an indentured servant is not a slave they would be the people in the 1800's who wanted to come from Great Britain or Another Country to developing United States they did not have enough money for this so they made an agreement with someone to work on their farm until the cost of their trip was payed off though this usually took them years to accomplish
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∙ 9y agoThe definition for the term indentured servants is "a person who signs and is bound by indentures to work for another for a specified time especially in return for payment of travel expenses and maintenance."
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People who had a contract to work in exchange for transportation and expenses
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∙ 11y agoAn indentured servant is a person who agrees to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time.!!
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∙ 12y agoa person who gets paid but is on a contract and can't quit until the contract is over
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These servants sold their labor for passage?
indentured. now finish your homework! >:(
How did the headright system encourage indentured servitude?
It promised indentured servants "freedom dues" and sometimes a plot of land.
Which signers of the Declaration of Independence were indentured servants?
George Taylor came to America as an indentured servant and signed the declaration.Answernone. indentured servants were considered low people because they were all poorHe had to work to pay for his passage to America.
How did indentured servitude benifit eployers?
Indentured servants signed a contract for 7 years so employers got their labor for that time for free.
What reasons did some people have for becoming indentured servants?
It was/is ( yes there are still indentured servants) a method to have their passage paid for to the colonies. They had many reasons to leave.
What happed to indentured servents after their service?
They were free to go where they wanted.
Where did indentured servents from north America came from?
Indentured servants weren't from America, but were mainly English from England.
Who people who agree to work in exchange for passage to the colonies?
indentured servents
People who agree to work in exchange for passage to the colonies?
indentured servents
Who were the fields in the south worked by?
African Slaves & Indentured Servents. Hope this helped :)
Who was the colonist who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years?
Indentured servants
Fields in the south were worked by?
I think it was African Slaves and Indentured Servents...... but i'm not sure.
Two kinds of these workers existed field and house is it slaves or indentured servents?
Slaves
Slaves and indentured servents were first brought to north America to work producing?
Tobacco Fields
Why did fewer indentured servents come to America in the 1700's?
fewer came to the americas becauseconditions in england changed
Who were the Penniless people obligated to engage in unpaid labor for a fixed number of years usually to exchange for a passage to the new world or other benefits?
the indentured servents
Colonists who agreed to work for another in return for passage to America were called?
Indentured servants, also known as bondsmen and bondswomen.
