... that the bulk of people that emigrated from Britain to the Americas' went there by means of indentured servitude. They typically went for a period of four or five years, for those over the age of eighteen years and who were at liberty to do so. It will be concluded that although a hard and perilous existence for those that went, the rewards, either financial or spiritual, would make it a profitable enterprise, for those that survived the hardships of colonising a new land. A large percentage of colonial immigrants were made up from those who travelled to the Americas under indentured servitude: it is estimated that around one-half of the total initial population entered in this way.2 Others who went were those sent not of their own will, such as those convicted, who were typically sent for a period of seven years, and unwanted or orphaned children, for their ...

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