SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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being a slave for life
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people who agreed to work for a period of time to repay a debt to large land owners who paid for their passage to the new world
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wearing dentures while serving
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serving dinner every night for 4-7 years
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Indentured labour was a form of work where people were sent to other British colonies to work on plantations. The working and living conditions were harsh.
Detailed explanation-3: -Indentured servants were not paid wages but they were generally housed, clothed, and fed. The rights to the individual’s labor could be bought and sold, but the servants themselves were not considered property and were free upon the end of their indenture (usually a period of five to seven years).
Detailed explanation-4: -The servant would be supplied room and board while working in the master’s fields. Upon completion of the contract, the servant would receive “freedom dues, ” a pre-arranged termination bonus. This might include land, money, a gun, clothes or food.