two of the early colonies in the new world. Although these two colonies originated from the same place they are very different. Virginia needed slaves for labor while the citizens of Massachusetts worked in production and had less slaves or indentured servants. Virginia traded cash crops such as tobacco and the colonists in Massachusetts build ships and traded fur among other things. While Massachusetts and Virginia were both British colonies‚ they differed greatly‚ from what they were able to grow
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its engines at full steam ahead. In 1615‚ an estimated 2‚000 pounds was exported which grew over the next 14 years to 1.5 million pounds (Lawson‚ 44). This rapid increase was a result of poor immigrants coming from Europe under the conditions of indentured servitude which allowed them to work off their passage to the New World. As the market increased the demand for more crops by raising the prices on tobacco‚ plantation owners were always looking for ways to expand their farm land and increase the
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People living down in the southern colonies weren’t very religious. They didn’t care if you went to church or not. They really had religious tolerance. Since the land was great for farming and people had a whole lot of land they hired people as indentured servants to work their fields. After Bacon’s Rebellion they switched over
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slaves and indentured servants served an important contribution to the growth and success of the New World. Although Slaves and indentured servants had much in common‚ They were at the same time so far apart from one another. Slaves and Indentured servants are very different from one another in so many different possible ways. What is the difference between a slave and an indentured servant? How do you become a slave vs being an indentured servant? Why was it better to be an indentured servant rather
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anything that had been seen. There were many key issues that kept many immigrants from going west. A few of these key issues were; the people had with going west were fear of the indigenous native Americans‚ disease‚ and being under contracts for indentured servitude. I believe that the search for wealth and landownership was the most enticing factor. Immigrants were seeking freedom and live their lives with their families. People wanted to manifest their own destinies. I would have definitely of gone
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agriculturally charged. It was a boomtown with the Tobacco rush that swept the colony. The settlers there focused on agriculture on a larger scale‚ creating large land holdings‚ which could only be managed by using slavery. Though they originally used indentured servants‚ the
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both from within and by overcoming her own prejudices. The meeting of Sethe and Amy Denver is the focal point of Sethe’s "healing." This takes place when Sethe (being pregnant) is a slave on the run and goes into labor. She meets Amy Denver‚ an indentured servant who is leaving to Boston. At first‚ Amy doesn’t seem that she wants to help Sethe because of her skin color‚ while Sethe isn’t too trusting of Amy’s white skin. Sethe later states‚ "You don’t know how they’ll jump. Say one thing do another"(Morrison
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help him succeed in his study of magic. This magic keeps Caliban subjugated under Prospero’s control. It seems simple to understand the relationship between the three- Prospero has two servants and their names are Caliban and Ariel. But really‚ Caliban seems enslaved while Ariel seems more as an “indentured servant.” Why should Prospero favor Ariel more than Caliban? They both contribute to the same amount of work and both are under Prospero’s control. It is obvious throughout the play that Prospero
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1619 was a critical year in development. The House of Buregesses was created‚ but more importantly‚ the first slaves were brought into the colony of Jamestowne‚ Virginia. While the treatment of the slaves and their role in American society changed significantly from 1607-1775 the reasons for the rise of their importance reflected economic‚ geographic‚ and political factors. The geography of the southern colonies was not suited to standard farming as that of the northern colonies. The soil of
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In the 1600’s and 1700’s‚ the economies of the northern and southern colonies were affected due to many different factors. Because of the different climates and geography of their land‚ the northern colonies and southern colonies had different resources available to them‚ which shaped their societies into what they are today. The resources available to the northern colonies were completely different from the resources that were available to the southern colonies. In the northern colonies‚ due
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