In the 1600’s, most servants were indentured servants and worked in the tobacco and rice fields of Virginia. Most indentured servants were set free after four to seven years, depending on the rules the colony decided on. At the end of the servant’s service the masters were required to supply their servant with clothing, two hoes, three barrels of corn and fifty acres of land. By the end of the 17th century indentured servants started to dwindle and more African slaves were brought over to
In the 1600’s, most servants were indentured servants and worked in the tobacco and rice fields of Virginia. Most indentured servants were set free after four to seven years, depending on the rules the colony decided on. At the end of the servant’s service the masters were required to supply their servant with clothing, two hoes, three barrels of corn and fifty acres of land. By the end of the 17th century indentured servants started to dwindle and more African slaves were brought over to