Indentured Servants in the USA
Indentured servants arrived in America in 1607 after settlement of Virginia Company in Jamestown. Life for an indentured servant was harsh and restrictive ,it was not slavery. Time came when indentured Servants received their freedom package.
What happened to indentured servants after they were freed?
Many historians argue that the life of indentured servants became much better than those of new immigrants. After they were freed their contract may have included 25 acres of land, a year`s worth of corns, arms, a cow and new cloths.
Some servants rose to become part of the colonial elite. For majority of the servants the distressing journey by the sea and the harsh conditions of life in the New World satisfaction as a freeman in a burgeoning colonial economy.
Effect of the Freed Indentured Servants on the Century.
The freeing of indentured servants affected the economy negatively. Them being freed brought about limited labor and also the freed servants demanded for land. Due to this landowners turned to African slaves as a more profitable source of labor.
The correct answer is B) It is impossible to trust a government official to be honest with the American people.
This was the sentiment felt by many American citizens after the investigation into president Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal. The Watergate scandal revolved around a group of individuals associated with Richard Nixon breaking into the Democratic National Headquarters at the Watergate complex. These individuals were trying to steal information about the Democrats campaign strategy in order to help Nixon win the presidency.
Ultimately, Nixon lied about his knowledge of this break-in and tried to cover up information so that it did not get out into the public. This caused a huge mistrust of the federal government.
C
Any person born or that just came to the USA had their rights as a citizen. Also the resent slaves that where free.
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The correct answer is: D: George III was known as the "king who lost America". George III (1738-1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 till his death. His life and reign were longer than any other British monarch before him, and it was <span>marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms, much of the rest of Europe, and places farther afield in Africa, the Americas and Asia. During his reign Great Britain become a leading power in Europe and North America, but also lost its American colonies, as a result of the American Revolutionary War.</span>