The term used is "Indentured Servant". This was a person who worked without pay to pay off his debt of being transported to America.
They worked for low pay.
They are called indentured servants. People in England in the early times of America asked wealthy people to provide money for their passage. In return, the people would work for the wealthy person, with no pay, for a set upon amount of years, generally from 5 to 7. When the indentured servants were freed, they were given some food and a small parcel of land to start their own farms.
Georgia is called a debtors colony because it was created for debtors. In England, there were debtors clogging up the prisons. So people in debt where sent to Georgia to work off their debt. People were unable to pay off their debt and that is why Georgia came about. They took debtors out of the prisons and gave them a second chance. It worked and that is where debtors went.
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Indentured servants.
The term used is "Indentured Servant". This was a person who worked without pay to pay off his debt of being transported to America.
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Indentured servants
Many people wanted to come to America from Europe, but a lot of people could not afford to pay for passage on a boat. These poorer folks who wanted to make a better life for their families had the option to come over on a boat, and then work off their debt as a slave for a period of around 7 years. This practice was known as indentured servitude.
People that came to America that could not pay their way were indentured servants.
An indentured servant is a person who works for a specified period of time to pay off a debt or secure passage to a new country. They are under contract to work for their master in exchange for something, such as land, education, or training.
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There are no rights to pay for time not worked, regardless of hours worked.
They worked for low pay.
Cesar Chavez was a founder of the United Farm Workers. He worked hard to get better pay and living conditions for many migrant workers. He organized a campaign for people to stop eating grapes to help get growers to pay better wages.