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Myth is America #002 – Jamestown and the Virginia Company

Revolution and Ideology

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The Endentured Servitude of the Virginia Company

Endentured servants are starting from a completely different point of departure than the original investors in the Virginia company. Most indentured servants got here because they didn't have money so unless you come with money your life is going to be impossible. One of the things that also took place is there were very few women that came over as indentured servants but the ones that did of course mostly served in homes. This leads to interracial mingling with whatever if there were a few a few female African slaves there as well but mostly indigenous women. These indentured servants would enter into these relationships often very violently and against the will of the indigenous women which of course is an affront to indigenous society and

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