How did the practice of indentured servitude positively impact our country?


Give 3 positive examples.

Answer:

Indentured servants first arrived in America in the decade following the settlement of Jamestown by the Virginia Company in 1607.

The idea of indentured servitude was born of a need for cheap labor. The earliest settlers soon realized that they had lots of land to care for, but no one to care for it. With passage to the Colonies expensive for all but the wealthy, the Virginia Company developed the system of indentured servitude to attract workers. Indentured servants became vital to the colonial economy.

The timing of the Virginia colony was ideal. The Thirty Year's War had left Europe's economy depressed, and many skilled and unskilled laborers were without work. A new life in the New World offered a glimmer of hope; this explains how one-half to two-thirds of the immigrants who came to the American colonies arrived as indentured servants.

Servants typically worked four to seven years in exchange for passage, room, board, lodging and freedom dues. While the life of an indentured servant was harsh and restrictive, it wasn't slavery. There were laws that protected some of their rights. But their life was not an easy one, and the punishments meted out to people who wronged were harsher than those for non-servants. An indentured servant's contract could be extended as punishment for breaking a law, such as running away, or in the case of female servants, becoming pregnant.

For those that survived the work and received their freedom package, many historians argue that they were better off than those new immigrants who came freely to the country. Their contract may have included at least 25 acres of land, a year's worth of corn, arms, a cow and new clothes. Some servants did rise to become part of the colonial elite, but for the majority of indentured servants that survived the treacherous journey by sea and the harsh conditions of life in the New World, satisfaction was a modest life as a freeman in a burgeoning colonial economy.

In 1619 the first black Africans came to Virginia. With no slave laws in place, they were initially treated as indentured servants, and given the same opportunities for freedom dues as whites. However, slave laws were soon passed – in Massachusetts in 1641 and Virginia in 1661 –and any small freedoms that might have existed for blacks were taken away.

As demands for labor grew, so did the cost of indentured servants. Many landowners also felt threatened by newly freed servants demand for land. The colonial elite realized the problems of indentured servitude. Landowners turned to African slaves as a more profitable and ever-renewable source of labor and the shift from indentured servants to racial slavery had begun.

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They wanted to cut off New England from the rest of the colonies.

The British wanted to cut off New York from Canada.

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2. upper-middle-class Puritans from the London area.
3. moderate Puritans who wanted only minor reforms in church practices.
4. none of the above.

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Mark Twain


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Read the passage, and then answer the question.

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Based on the passage, which civilization does the man belong to?

A.
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B.
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C.
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D.
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heliocentric theory


geocentric theory


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In the 1830's, tensions increased between
Mexicans and Americans living in Texas
because the Americans would not adopt
what?
A. farming land use
B. family size
C. Mexican cultural habits

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A.
estimating how much something will cost
B.
figuring out if an author is credible
C.
choosing which sources to use
D.
analyzing the information you have gathered



Please select the best answer from the choices provided


A
B
C
D

Which phrase best completes this list? (AP3X)

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faster communication with government leaders

the support of France

knowledge of the terrain

plenty of money and supplies

A Protestant who wants to leave the Anglican Church _____.

A. Separatist
B. Archeologist
C. Nomad
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True or false: Most of Jones' crew was killed during the battle with the Serapis.

Which shows a change in trade from early villages to complex societies?

Skilled villagers were able to trade their goods and services with other villages.
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At least partly as a result of Columbus's voyages, Spain


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This container was made in ancient Egypt in 3500 BCE. People in this area had developed farming and lived in large settlements. The climate was very different from that in Egypt today. It was less dry, and there were a variety of plants and animals. This vase is made of clay and painted with animal shapes and designs.
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What could historians learn about Egyptian life from studying this artifact? Choose four answers.

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He proved that North and South America are connected by an isthmus in present-day Panama.


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