128). The immigrants that came to North America were affected by the push factor in which give reasons on why people left their homeland; depression, overpopulation, political or religious persecution and looking for opportunity to carved out their own way of life. (Reich, 2011). In fact, during the seventeenth century there were approximately 165,000 European immigrants in North American colonies and the breakdown show that 100,000 were indentured servants (Reich, 2011, p. 129). In which, this letter illustrates that William Johnson had many servants in his household and that the servants often lived in the house as the author states that, “Jane Watson says she lived with You a servant” (The Papers of Sir William Johnson, 1921). Furthermore, it shows how the families that came to the New World were often separated as her uncle Macky lives in Philadelphia. Thirdly, this letter gives us an illustration of how the people were able to establish social classes in the early
128). The immigrants that came to North America were affected by the push factor in which give reasons on why people left their homeland; depression, overpopulation, political or religious persecution and looking for opportunity to carved out their own way of life. (Reich, 2011). In fact, during the seventeenth century there were approximately 165,000 European immigrants in North American colonies and the breakdown show that 100,000 were indentured servants (Reich, 2011, p. 129). In which, this letter illustrates that William Johnson had many servants in his household and that the servants often lived in the house as the author states that, “Jane Watson says she lived with You a servant” (The Papers of Sir William Johnson, 1921). Furthermore, it shows how the families that came to the New World were often separated as her uncle Macky lives in Philadelphia. Thirdly, this letter gives us an illustration of how the people were able to establish social classes in the early