1. Indentured Servants vs. Slaves
Main Difference- temporary v. lifetime worker.

2. 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.

3. Indentured Servant PUSH Factors:
Why 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

4. Indentured Servant Why would someone become an indentured servant?
PULL Factors:
Future prospects
Possibility of owning land
Marriage and family
Job and $
Adventure
Religious freedom
Better health

5. Indentured Servant Benefits 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

9. Bacon’s Rebellion Annotation Codes
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