Indentured Servants vs. Slaves
Main Difference- temporary v. lifetime worker.
Indentured Servant• Indenture= written contract; Servant= worker.• This contract is signed by the worker and the person
they are working for.• Why sign a contract? To make it official that you are
carrying out your duties/job. • Why are you working for someone? The
person/family you are working for paid for your trip from Europe to the colonies, since you could not afford it.
Indentured ServantWhy would someone become an indentured servant?
PUSH Factors: • Cannot find a job• Jobs are not consistent• Population growth• Burden to family• Famine• Political unrest• Religious persecution• Social unrest• War• Environment
Indentured ServantWhy would someone become an indentured servant?
PULL Factors: • Future prospects• Possibility of owning land• Marriage and family• Job and $
• Adventure• Religious freedom• Better health
Indentured ServantBenefits of indentured servants:• The servants live in the new colonies and then start
out on their own.• The people they work for have an inexpensive labor
force.• The colonies as a whole benefit by being populated.
Indentured Servant• Most are white.• Work according to gender:• Men- mostly worked outside in
fields on farms, mostly small.• Some could have specific jobs based on their
occupations in Europe.
• Women- mostly worked indoors with childcare, cooking, cleaning, etc.
Indentured Servant• Decrease in indentured servants over time: • Less push or pull factors• Disillusionment- It is not what you expected.• After your contract is up, you cannot financially
make it on your own.• Rebellious due to unhappiness.• Bacon’s Rebellion
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