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What place could you find the English and Africans both working together as indentured servants?
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∙ 9y ago
Jamestown in the early 1600's that you could find English and Africans working together
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∙ 9y ago
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Jamestown in the early 1600s (apex)
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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.
Who were the partners of the English slave trade?
The africans who captured and sold their brother africans.
What id English settlers in southern colonies learn from the Africans?
the English settlers learn basic survival skills
How did English slave owners justify slavery?
England was technologically more advanced than Africa at the time Africans were being enslaved by the English, which was taken as evidence of English racial superiority. It seemed reasonable that superior races should control and be served by inferior races. From our present perspective we can see that even though one culture may advance technologically beyond another, this has to do with many kinds of historical accidents, rather than being a measurement of the capabilities of any ethnicity.
How did the dutch influence slavery?
The Dutch were active in the slave trade mostly in the 17th and the first half of the 18th century, together with countries like England, France, Spain and Portugal. After that, the English practically monopolized the transatlantic slave trade.
Who enjoyed the least freedom in the English colonies?
Africans
Who were the majority of English migrants to Chesapeake Bay?
the majority of the English migrants to chesapeake were indentured servants the majority of the English migrants to chesapeake were indentured servants
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.
Most of the indentured servants in the American colonies were born in?
europe
Where did indentured servents from north America came from?
Indentured servants weren't from America, but were mainly English from England.
Why did the number of enslaved africans increase in the 1600s?
The English colonists gradually turned to the use of African after efforts to meet their labor needs with enslaved Native Americans and indentured servants failed.
what caused the number of indentured servants in English colonies?
Improvements in conditions in Europe brought about a decrease in people attempting to leave the continent as indentured servants, and with the rise of the African slave trade, the need for indentured white servants that the colonists had to pay and eventually release decreased dramatically.
What caused the number of indentured servants in English colonies to?
Improvements in conditions in Europe brought about a decrease in people attempting to leave the continent as indentured servants, and with the rise of the African slave trade, the need for indentured white servants that the colonists had to pay and eventually release decreased dramatically.
What caused the number indentured servants in English colonies to decrease?
Improvements in conditions in Europe brought about a decrease in people attempting to leave the continent as indentured servants, and with the rise of the African slave trade, the need for indentured white servants that the colonists had to pay and eventually release decreased dramatically.
When did slavery begin in America?
The first Africans brought to Colonial America on English occupied territory came ashore at Point Comfort, today's Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. They were later transported to plantations including Jamestown. The White Lion, an English ship flying a Dutch Flag brought the first Africans to Virginia in August of 1619. The fist enslaved Africans were considered indentured servants but in 1661 the Virginia House of Burgess declared Africans to be slaves for life.
What are most indentured servants who traveled to Virginia came from?
They were English and signed 7 year contracts.
What cause an increase in the number or slaves in the northern English colonies?
Fewer indentured servants arrived as conditions in Europe improved.
