Essays on Indentured Servant

Introduction

The history of colonialism in America commences with the arrival of English settlers in America. The English settlers decided to immigrate to America for a variety of reasons. Some of them wanted to start fresh lives and get away from oppressive rule in their homeland.. Others were in search of religious and political freedoms. Still, others immigrated to America looking forward to acquiring their own land, which they could not obtain back at home. Many others went to America looking for fresh opportunities for themselves as well as their families and future generations. Other just craved for adventure and were ...

Once in a while, it is possible to turn to a television station like PBS and stumble upon a National Geographic documentary featuring the pyramids of ancient Egypt. They are so common it is almost easy to forget that ancient Incas and Aztec civilization also constructed unique pyramids. Three pyramids in particular are directly under a group of celestial stars and thus further complicate the mystery of them all. In Egypt, the archaeologists and forensic scientists have found bones of many people buried right beside the multi-dimensional triangles and other structures. They have questioned the role and status of these people who seemed ...

Elizabeth Sprigs talks about how slaves are treated in America. This is the content of the letter she wrote to her father in September 22, 1756. In the succeeding paragraphs, this writer explains the conditions Elizabeth Sprigs endured as regards to food, hours of work, and her master’s attitude.

Elizabeth Sprigs

The document states the letter writer is an indentured servant, an English, female indentured servant. The phrases such as “former conduct,” “my undutifullness,” “had offended” seem to suggest that Elizabeth had done something wrong in England. Perhaps she had been convicted of some crime and sent to America as ...