“19th century indenture had been described as a new system of slavery.” Explain the statement briefly.
Answers:
New system of slavery:
(i) Agents tempted the poor people by giving false information about the nature of work, final destinations, living and working conditions, modes of travel, etc.
(ii) Less willing workers were at time forcibly abducted by the agents.
(iii) On arrival at the plantations, when labourers found conditions to be different, many of them escaped into the wilds while others developed new forms of individual and collective self expression.
19th century indenture had been described as a new system of slavery. This statement can be explained briefly through the following points :
1- Agents tempted the poor people by giving
false information about the nature of work, final destinations, living and working conditions, modes of travel, etc.
2- Less willing workers were at time forcibly abducted by the agents.
3- On arrival at the plantations, when laborers found conditions to be different, many of them escaped into the wilds while others developed new forms of individual and collective self-expression.