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Introduction of Indentured Servitude Timeline Game

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Explore the history of the Introduction of Indentured Servitude in the 1600s through this interactive timeline game.

  • Indentured servitude was a system where individuals worked for a set number of years in exchange for passage to the New World.
  • The practice of indentured servitude began in the early 1600s as a way to address labor shortages in the colonies.
  • Indentured servants faced harsh living and working conditions, with little control over their own futures.

Game Details: a timeline game where you place events in their correct chronological order

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  • 1607: Introduction of Indentured Servitude
  • 1607: Founding of Jamestown, Virginia
  • 1619: First recorded use of indentured servants in Jamestown
  • 1619: Arrival of first African slaves in British North America
  • 1618: Virginia Company establishes Headright System
  • 1649: Maryland passes Act Concerning Religion, granting religious freedom to Christians
  • 1676: Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia
  • 1675-1676: King Philip's War in New England
  • 1663: Establishment of the Carolina Colony
  • 1670: First recorded use of African slaves in the Carolina Colony
  • 1701: Pennsylvania passes the Charter of Privileges, guaranteeing religious freedom
  • 1732: Georgia Colony founded as a haven for debtors and the poor
  • 1700s: Influx of Scottish and Irish indentured servants to America
  • late 1600s - early 1700s: Indentured servitude declines due to increased African slave trade
  • 1775: American Revolution begins
  • late 1700s: Indentured servitude becomes less common after American Revolution
  • 1783: Treaty of Paris signed, officially ending the American Revolution
  • 1787: Northwest Ordinance passed, prohibiting slavery in the Northwest Territory
  • 1788: Ratification of the United States Constitution
  • late 1700s - early 1800s: Gradual abolition of indentured servitude in various states

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