USI 5d Colonial Jobs

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What term describes someone who agrees to work for a family in Virginia for 5 years in return for a passage to the New World and food and shelter?

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Indentured Servant

Front

“I take care of my children and my home everyday. I am not allowed to vote even though I am free and white.”

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Woman

Front

I live in the Southern colonies. I own a plantation where we grow cotton. I have slaves and servants to work the fields. I am very wealthy.

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Large Landowner

Front

I am a blacksmith, where I am skilled at making farm tools. I work in a small village.

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Artisan

Front

I work the land and grow crops. I rely heavily on my family for help. Each member helps out in some way.

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Farmer

Front

“I am able to own land, work for pay, and decide how to spend money. I am not allowed to vote though. I won’t go down South.”

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Free African American

Front

“I was captured in my native land. I was sold to a plantation owner and have no rights of my own.”

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Enslaved African American

Front

Lived predominantly in the South: Large Landowners, Farmers, Merchants, Artisans

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Large Landowners

Front

Relied on indentured servants and/or enslaved African Americans for labor. Options: Large Landowners, Farmers, Merchants, Artisans

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Large Landowners

Front

Relied on family members for labor

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Farmers