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Indentured service worked for a benefit and for a set amount of time (often years.) However, slaves were worked for no benefit, and for free. Basically, slaves were profitable and didn't settle to pay off debts.
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∙ 11y agoThey did so due to ecnomic issuses because back then indentured servants were paid for their work .There was a time frame were they served their master for a certain period of time after that time was up they were free. So paying the Indentured servants became an issuse it really cut through their budgets.
Another reason was that indentured servants thought they were being treated unfairly and many ran away. Some of these unfair treatment was no pay, being whipped or no rest inbetween there work.
And finally there was evidence that there was an increase in the Blacks population. So the Whites used this to there advantage. They figured they could use teh black without have to pay them or any of the thing the indentured slaves wanted. They saw black as their property or simply as an item with no say,rights or choice in any matter.
The first set of Africans arrived in Virginia they came around 1619 and were sold in exchange for food and supplies.
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∙ 11y agoone reason is Bacon's Rebellion. but that's only one.
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∙ 10y agoindentured servants were cheaper then the african slaves
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Do the middle colonies have indentured servants?
yes they do in fact they have slavery
Did the new England colonies have slavery or indentured servant?
The southern colonies had both. The indentured servants were most likely prisoners.
Why did former indentured servants threaten the colonial elite in the Chesapeake and why?
For this answer, you should look at Bacon's Rebellion- Where Nathanial Bacon revolted against the governor of Virginia, attempting to burn down all of Jamestown. The reason the former indentured servants threatened the elit is because Bacon's mob was comprised of jaded indentured servants (who were getting the short end of the stick when it came to land) and African slaves. After the uprising, none of the wealthy settlers wanted to hire indentured servants, so they turned to African slavery as their main means of labor.
Blacks and whites were used as indentured servants in the colonies?
Whites were used as inderntured servants though blacks were mostly slaves.
How Virginians worked throughout the 1600 to resolve their labor problem?
Indentured servants and eventually Slavery.
Did Connecticut have slavery or indentured servants?
no
Do the middle colonies have indentured servants?
yes they do in fact they have slavery
Did the new England colonies have slavery or indentured servant?
The southern colonies had both. The indentured servants were most likely prisoners.
African slavery became the prevalent form of labor in the 1680s when?
African slavery became the prevalent form of labor in the 1680s when European colonists in the Americas turned to African slaves due to a decline in indentured servitude and the need for cheap labor on plantations. The transatlantic slave trade also intensified during this time, providing a steady supply of enslaved Africans to the colonies.
Why did English colonists adopt slavery?
They feared an uprising of the indentured white servants and, unlike the indentured servants, slaves would be servants for life instead of the usual 7+ years.
Did the people in South Carolina have slavery and indentured servants?
Yes, they started with indentured servitude, but slavery took hold and as time went on grew.
Why did former indentured servants threaten the colonial elite in the Chesapeake and why?
For this answer, you should look at Bacon's Rebellion- Where Nathanial Bacon revolted against the governor of Virginia, attempting to burn down all of Jamestown. The reason the former indentured servants threatened the elit is because Bacon's mob was comprised of jaded indentured servants (who were getting the short end of the stick when it came to land) and African slaves. After the uprising, none of the wealthy settlers wanted to hire indentured servants, so they turned to African slavery as their main means of labor.
Why were the first african americans shocked when the arrived in the english colnies?
The first African Americans to arrive in the English colonies were indentured servants. They were probably shocked when slavery became common soon after that.
By the end of the 1600s indentured servants who gained their freedom?
By the end of the 1600s, indentured servants were being given 25 acres of land, and their freedom. The first blacks that came to America in the 1610s were treated as indentured servants, and slavery was not decided on the basis.
African slavery became the prevalent form of labor in the 1680's when?
African slavery became the prevalent form of labor in the 1680s when the British colonies in North America began to rely heavily on enslaved Africans to meet their labor needs. This shift occurred as European indentured servants became less available and as the demand for labor in industries like tobacco cultivation increased.
Blacks and whites were used as indentured servants in the colonies?
Whites were used as inderntured servants though blacks were mostly slaves.
What led to the start of African slavery in the Americas?
The need for workers is the reason for slavery. At first the colonies used indentured servants, but many when they got to the colonies faded into the population after a period of time. Slaves couldn't do this since they were African American and anyone who was a slave.
