2006-11-01 10:17:59 · 11 answers · asked by down2earthgurl 2 in Social Science ➔ Economics
a person who came to America and was placed under contract to work for another over a period of time, usually seven years, esp. during the 17th to 19th centuries. Generally, indentured servants included redemptioners, victims of religious or political persecution, persons kidnapped for the purpose, convicts, and paupers.
2006-11-01 10:20:28 · answer #1 · answered by 7thangel a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An indentured servant is one who has been contracted as a slave for a set number of years to pay a debt, and then is free after the time is served.
2006-11-02 02:10:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indentured servants were ones who wanted to go to a new land, America, Australia etc but did not have money to pay for their fare so they would indenture themselves for a period of Usually 7 years to pay off their debt and then they would be free to go about on their own. They were better off than slaves, they were treated better and there was a light at the end of the tunnel, freedom.
2006-11-01 10:28:43 · answer #3 · answered by russianoxford 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Somebody who is forced to be a servant for a certain number of years. They often live with the family they work for, and are treated slightly better than servants who were slaves for life. Irish and German immigrants were the most common indentured servants.
2006-11-01 10:19:22 · answer #4 · answered by Misscheerios2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An indentured servant was a person who had debts they couldn't pay and to stay out of debtors prison they basically sold themselves in their trade to people who took them on. They were hired at almost no money per week, but they got room and board and just enough of the basics to live. Check out the history of Alexander Dumas' publishing house. You can find out all you ever want to know about almost any subject by posting any question you have on the Library of Congress' website at: loc.gov.
2006-11-01 10:34:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Indentured - To bind by indentures or written contract; as, to indenture an apprentice" www.define.com
I am guessing that someboday probably said "I'm being treated like an indentured servant." They meant they felt oppressed, kind of stuck in a situation.
2006-11-01 10:28:40 · answer #6 · answered by Faith C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indentured_labour
2006-11-01 10:19:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some one would get shipped over to America by some one and then is supposed to pay off their debt by working. usually about 7 years.
2006-11-01 10:27:10 · answer #8 · answered by jess 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 22:35:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone working for an American corporation in a Latin American country.
2006-11-01 10:25:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋