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It promised indentured servants "freedom dues" and sometimes a plot of land.

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How did the policies of the English government help increase slave labor in Virginia?

The English government's policies, particularly the Headright System, incentivized landowners in Virginia to import enslaved Africans to cultivate tobacco, as they could receive land grants for each indentured servant or enslaved person brought to the colony. Additionally, the legal codification of slavery and the decrease in indentured servitude after Bacon's Rebellion made enslaved labor more appealing and economically viable for landowners. These policies created a system that entrenched slavery as a fundamental part of Virginia's economy and society.


How did the plantation system and the lack of indentured servants affect the status of Africans in America?

The plantations system and the lack of indentured servants in America affected the status of Africans in America because Africans where slaves and the would work eternally unlike indentured servants who only worked temporarily.


Which of these describes the purpose of the Headright System used in many areas during the colonial era?

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What was indenture servitude?

Indentured servitude is when there is a contract between two parties saying that one party agrees to work for a defined amount of years, usually 3-7 years, in exchange for clothing, food, shelter, and other essentials instead of money. Was a way for poor people to come to America because would agree to do labor in exchange for travel costs and food/clothes/home.


How did the plantation system and the lack of indentured servants affect the status of Africans American?

They worked the enslaved Africans harder on the fields. The southern economy came to depend on slavery.