Colonial Labor

history-economics

The indentured servant system was a labor arrangement in which people, typically poor European migrants, agreed to work for a set period—often four to seven years—in exchang...

history

Indentured servants were laboring migrants who agreed to work for a fixed term, usually three to seven years, in exchange for passage, food, clothing, and shelter. They were nei...

history

Indentured servants were people who signed a contract, often called an indenture, to work for a set number of years in exchange for passage, food, clothing, and sometimes land o...