Indentured servant

Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706; a time where those who were not born into an affluent family were still able to cultivate an affluent future for themselves. As history proves, Franklin definitely paved a prosperous future for himself, and the futures of others. Benjamin Franklin was raised by a working class family. It was not his business connections nor his family name that catapulted him to success, but rather his hard work and talent that allowed him to rise in the social system.…

Many different cultures settled into the new world in search for many different things. Most of which succeeded quite well, but the English settlers had trouble when they first settled into Jamestown. This raises the question, what caused the horrors of Jamestown? The main problem is leadership, or lack of. The lack of leadership caused them to recruit the wrong people for the settlement and pick a poor area to settle. The settlement was originally led by 6 governors who brought with them 47…

The convicts sent to Van Diemen’s Land were younger, poor people from rural areas. It was a challenging prospect for those convicts unfortunate enough to be sent there. It happened to be that one in five convicts was a woman and numbers of children were also transported with their parents. Very few would return back home. There were a lot of crimes that took place at Port Arthur along with many punishments for these crimes. A lot of the deaths of convicts at Port Arthur were caused by different…

Discussion between Slave and Indentured servant have some similarities and distinction. During the 17th and 18th century, throughout the English Colony, has one purpose, it is to serve a land-owning master. Throughout the years, both Indentured Servant and slave were treated the same. However, as time passed by changes between the two seems to be changing. Upon deeply understanding all sources of material, I would like to tackle the differences between the two. Indentured Servants has mostly…

During 1606 and 1700 settlers flocked to Virginia seeking riches – only to find hardship. However, after many years, the colonists secured a solid social and economic system that would make Virginia one of the most important colonies. Some of the first hardships that the Virginia settlers faced were disease, malnutrition, and starvation. When they arrived, the settlers spent time searching for gold instead of making preparations for the winter to come. Once winter did come, the…

The Jamestown Colony was a success, however, who was responsible for this success? John Rolfe, a tobacco farmer who boosted the economy of Jamestown by bringing a new cash crop, and John Smith, a military man whose leadership allowed the colony to become a competitive force in the New World. Jamestown was beset by many obstacles in its youth; From attacks by militant Indians, to poor sanitation practices, as well as a lack of experience living in a ‘farm for sustenance’ lifestyle. Jamestown had…

of slavery. Initially slaves received a seven year indenture, but as the slave population began to increase the indenture was raised to ninety-nine years (“Bermuda History and Heritage”). Soon violence increased across the island as slaves wanting their freedom attacked and killed their masters. Plots were being discovered time and time again by both slaves and whites until the slave trade was outlawed in Bermuda in 1807 and slaves were freed in 1834, the day is now celebrated as Emancipation…

While the similarities between indentured servants and slaves are plentiful, such as the conditions of travel and the treatment upon arrival. We mustn’t ignore the differences for example the circumstances of their departure paired with the opportunities available to them in the colonies. This are important because it helped establishing the social/economic hierarchy of the new world. When examining the traveling conditions of indentured servants to say it was uncomfortable would be a gross…

During the stretches of the indentured servant and slave trade years, there were numerous sufferings that these two groups confronted. A journey that would take six to nine weeks seemed like an eternity, for the passengers of the densely packed sea-vessels. Not knowing where they were exactly headed, these poor souls boarded the ships with the promise of being free someday and took on a long, perilous voyage, which altered their lives forever, and marked a significant misfortune in our American…

about the backgrounds of indentured servants, and slavery. I will be answering how they are similar, different, how they originated, and who was affected during this period. This takes place during the 1600’s through the 1800’s. I will first explain how they are similar. The first reason they are similar, is because in 1619, when the first Africans arrived in Virginia, they were treated equally as an indentured servant. They also had freedom, just as an indentured servant, but they had to be…