Indentured servants, slaves, English people, and the non-English people all came to North America in the seventeenth century with a multitude of different motives. Slaves and indentured servants came without a choice to aid the well-off population. In addition, other men and women came to start new lives and live by their rules. Correspondingly, people came to escape religious persecution. In short, men and women from various backgrounds and ethnicities came to North America for a different lifestyle.
Indentured servants and slaves were taken to the New World to aid in labor shortages. Moreover; various groups of orphans, beggars, criminals, Scottish and Irish prisoners, orphans, beggars, and abductees were taken to British colonies without their consent. In addition, about 75% of the settlers from the Chesapeake area in the 1600s were indentured servants. Also, slaves were transferred to North America to mainly work the up and coming crops in the southern colonies (tobacco, rice, indigo, etc.). Correspondingly, by the late seventeenth century about twenty-five thousand slaves were in the British colonies. In essence, countless people traveled to North America involuntarily, but contributed to the development of the British colonies. …show more content…
French Calvinists (or Huguenots) were the first non English immigrants to come to the English colonies in North America. Furthermore, German Protestants (with German-speaking Swiss people) soon followed them. Scots-Irish (Scottish Presbyterians) were the most prominent newcomers in the early seventeenth century. Moreover, Scottish Highlanders and Scottish Lowlanders were important in New Jersey in the late 1600s. In addition, Scottish and Irish prisoners were taken to the New World as indentured servants. As can be seen, many Europeans other than English people came to North America striving for better
Indentured servants and slaves were taken to the New World to aid in labor shortages. Moreover; various groups of orphans, beggars, criminals, Scottish and Irish prisoners, orphans, beggars, and abductees were taken to British colonies without their consent. In addition, about 75% of the settlers from the Chesapeake area in the 1600s were indentured servants. Also, slaves were transferred to North America to mainly work the up and coming crops in the southern colonies (tobacco, rice, indigo, etc.). Correspondingly, by the late seventeenth century about twenty-five thousand slaves were in the British colonies. In essence, countless people traveled to North America involuntarily, but contributed to the development of the British colonies. …show more content…
French Calvinists (or Huguenots) were the first non English immigrants to come to the English colonies in North America. Furthermore, German Protestants (with German-speaking Swiss people) soon followed them. Scots-Irish (Scottish Presbyterians) were the most prominent newcomers in the early seventeenth century. Moreover, Scottish Highlanders and Scottish Lowlanders were important in New Jersey in the late 1600s. In addition, Scottish and Irish prisoners were taken to the New World as indentured servants. As can be seen, many Europeans other than English people came to North America striving for better