SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
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transporting settlers from England.
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working in the homes of the colonials.
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farming and working in businesses.
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hunting and trading goods.
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Detailed explanation-1: -From the founding of the colony (1681/2) to the early post-revolution period (1820s), indentured servants contributed considerably to the development of agriculture and various industries in Pennsylvania. Moreover, Pennsylvania itself has a notable place in the broader history of indentured servitude in North America.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Duties. Some indentured servants served as cooks, gardeners, housekeepers, field workers, or general laborers while others learned specific trades such as blacksmithing, plastering, and bricklaying, which they often parlayed into future careers.
Detailed explanation-4: -There were many jobs in the Pennsylvania Colony. Some of the jobs were cattle raising, shipbuilding, farming, were all jobs. There were 2 religious groups the Quakers and the Mennonites.