11. Many of those indentured servants were from Ireland.
The Irish were viewed by many Europeans and particularly by the British, as less than human. Like migrants of today, people would pay a sum to be brought over to the colonies and in return for that sum they would be obligated to work for a period of time, usually seven years. After the seven year period they were supposed to be set free but many were not and many would escape their bondage. Being white they could more easily blend into the majority population.
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