Morality aside, indentured servants made more sense economically than a slave.
You could easily buy a fully trained slave, but the slave was usually quite expensive. If you bought an untrained slave or one was born to your existing slave you had put the slave through a training period. During that time you got no work, and possibly some damages made by an inexperienced worker.
There were laws regulating the treatment of the slave, and once the slave was too old to work, or too feeble the owner had to feed and clothe that slave for life. By the same token, if you had dangerous work required, and the slave was hurt you had to care for him or her.
Slaves were forbidden by law and custom to be taught to read and write therefore they couldn't work as clerks or assist with any business transactions.
An indentured servant typically brought existing skills needed by the "employer." Although the servant may have had meals and clothing provided, it wasn't necessarily required. It all depended on the contract. The person taking the indentured servant could specify what he was looking for, and get it on his terms. Once the indenture was over, obligation was over.
Lastly, the middle colonies socially were more "do it yourselfers," religious and cultural norms meant that they typically wanted to work and do for themselves. If you were starting a farm or business you may need some help to start but once the operation was going, they wanted to do it themselves.
Yes they did Though indentured servitude was more common, slave numbers grew significantly in the eighteenth century. By the mid-eighteenth century, slaves comprised twelve percent of the population of New York though the Quakers attempted to pass statutes forbidding the slave trade in 1688, 1693, and 1696, the British Parliament overruled these laws in 1712.
Yes...many come over seas with the promise from the london company for better life after a few years of service to another person. The London company also said the indentured servants would get 50 acres of land and a job but that did not happen.
-Alex Kranz, age 13 abram
You could easily buy a fully trained slave, but the slave was usually quite expensive. If you bought an untrained slave or one was born to your existing slave you had put the slave through a training period. During that time you got no work, and possibly some damages made by an inexperienced worker.
There were laws regulating the treatment of the slave, and once the slave was too old to work, or too feeble the owner had to feed and clothe that slave for life. By the same token, if you had dangerous work required, and the slave was hurt you had to care for him or her.
Slaves were forbidden by law and custom to be taught to read and write therefore they couldn't work as clerks or assist with any business transactions.
An indentured servant typically brought existing skills needed by the "employer." Although the servant may have had meals and clothing provided, it wasn't necessarily required. It all depended on the contract. The person taking the indentured servant could specify what he was looking for, and get it on his terms. Once the indenture was over, obligation was over.
Lastly, the middle colonies socially were more "do it yourselfers," religious and cultural norms meant that they typically wanted to work and do for themselves. If you were starting a farm or business you may need some help to start but once the operation was going, they wanted to do it themselves
Yes, the middle colonies did have slavery, but of course all colonies had slavery at one point or the other.
The settlers of the colonies used the indentured servant concept to bring workers to the colonies.
[please refer to discussion for options] the correct answer is ---> The production of staple crops by indentured servants or enslaved Africans drove the region's economy.
The Headright System! Indentured Servitude
The middle colonies economy i don't think was that great since only white men that were rich & owned land could vote and have rights, women and other people such as African America ,Asian, & other people who had differences did not have rights & could not vote. Thank u 4 reading my best answer !
the middle colonies have mild climate than the other colonies. it is the main source of food crops like rice, wheat, vegetables, etc... it was the called the "Bread Basket." it has good soil so the crops grow faster. the other colonies mainly depend on their food like they depend on their products.
The Middle Colonies: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware.
Becouse they did not use agriculture
Indentured Servants. :)
Indentured Servants
yes they do in fact they have slavery
They had more indentured servants than the other colonies
They had more indentured servants than the other colonies
Because they needed money
a good climate and fertile land meant the colonists could grow a large quantity of staple crops unlike colonists in New England, some slaves worked in the the middle colonies but not as many as in the south indentured servants did more of the labor
a good climate and fertile land meant the colonists could grow a large quantity of staple crops unlike colonists in New England, some slaves worked in the the middle colonies but not as many as in the south indentured servants did more of the labor
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