USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
People who agree to work for a period of time in exchange for their passage to America were called:
A
Slaves
B
Peasants
C
Indentured servants
D
Apprentices
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Indentured servitude is a form of labor where an individual is under contract to work without a salary to repay an indenture or loan. Indentured servitude was popular in the United States in the 1600s as many individuals worked in exchange for the price of passage to America.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indentured servants were men and women who signed a contract (also known as an indenture or a covenant) by which they agreed to work for a certain number of years in exchange for transportation to Virginia and, once they arrived, food, clothing, and shelter.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indentured servants were men and women who willingly signed a contract in which they agreed to work for a certain number of years to compensate for their voyage to America. Three different types of indentured servant agreements existed in the 18th century: free-willers, King’s passengers, and redemptioners.

Detailed explanation-4: -: a person who signs and is bound by indentures to work for another for a specified time especially in return for payment of travel expenses and maintenance.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indentures are agreements between two parties about long-term work. The length of servitude might be a specified number of years or until the servant reached a certain age. Some people indentured themselves in order to gain passage to America or to escape debt and poverty.

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