Problem
Who were the first group of mass laborers in Jamestown (the indentured servants) and what was their life like? What was their American Promise and why did Jamestown (Virginia Colony) switch from using indentured servitude to slavery labor?
The essay must be 600 words minimum. Each essay you write in this class will have a thesis (your argument). You will use specific examples from the readings or lecture to back up your argument. You will need to cite at least two sentences directly from the readings or lecture in your essay. An example of a citation from the textbook would be: "Women headed family clans and even selected the chiefs (normally men) who governed the tribes." (Roark, 19).
Book - James L. Roark, et al., The American Promise: A History of the United States to 1877(Concise 5th-8th editions are fine, volume 1, Bedford/St. Martin's Press). ISBN: ISBN: 9781319209049.