USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -What Is Indentured Servitude? Indentured servitude is a form of labor where an individual is under contract to work without a salary to repay an indenture or loan within a certain timeframe.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indentured servitude is a form of labor in which a person is contracted to work without salary for a specific number of years. The contract, called an “indenture", may be entered “voluntarily” for purported eventual compensation or debt repayment, or it may be imposed as a judicial punishment.

Detailed explanation-3: -The colonists tried to quell this demand for labour by adopting three broad forms of labour, chiefly – Native Americans, indentured white servants and African slaves. The role of these groups in the growth of the colonial economy has been significant.

Detailed explanation-4: -Many historians describe indentured servant John Punch as the first documented slave (or slave for life) in America, as punishment for escaping his captors in 1640.

Detailed explanation-5: -Three different types of indentured servant agreements existed in the 18th century: free-willers, King’s passengers, and redemptioners.