Brinkley Questions Chapter 3
Brinkley Chapter 3 Guiding Questions 1. Explain the system of indentured servitude that developed in the American colonies. 2. What impact did freed indentures have on colonial sociopolitical development? 3. What factors contributed to the rapid increase in colonial population during the last half of the seventeenth century? 4. How did the importance of reproduction in the labor-scare society of colonial America affect the status and lifecycle of women? 5. How and why did the status of women in colonial America differ from region to region? 6. Describe the steps that led to the establishment of black slavery in the English American colonies.