SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MAYFLOWER SETTLEMENT
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paid for their voyage by working a set number of years.
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had already bought several colonies while living in England.
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were motivated to convert the natives and do missionary work.
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made their living by capturing blacks as slaves for the New World.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
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: -The total number of European immigrants to all 13 colonies before 1775 was 500, 000–550, 000; of these, 55, 000 were involuntary prisoners. Of the 450, 000 or so European arrivals who came voluntarily, Tomlins estimates that 48% were indentured. About 75% were under the age of 25.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Some people indentured themselves in order to gain passage to America or to escape debt and poverty. Others, including convicts, were sold into indenture upon arrival. Indentures are a type of contract that was torn in two, so each party could have a portion.