In Colonial America, there were three contending systems of production in Labor. There was the plantation system, which consisted in having large farms, and hired or enslaved laborers. Another system was the family based farming in New England and the Middle Colonies, which produces primarily for the family and local community.

The third system of production was the artisan crafts. There were 100 or more crafts (carpentry, printing...).

The three main forms of European (White) Labor were, voluntary, semi-voluntary and involuntary. The voluntary laborers were indentured or went of their own freewill. The indentures would agree to work without pay for a certain amount of time. The semi-voluntary laborers were mostly young apprentices, while the involuntary laborers were transportees.

Two different experiences in Colonial America took place; one in the city of Jamestown in Chesapeake, and the other in New England.

-Jamestown was founded as a profit-making corporation with "God, Glory, Gold" as a slo

-On the other hand, in New England things were different. The colonies were founded by Puritans who had come, not for money, but to build a society. In 1630, J. Winthrop began his mission of founding a new city by bringing 700 people from England. 600 of them survived the first winter. What differed from the Jamestown experience was that, in this case, they had not come with the intention of taking wealth back to England but to find a Christian utopia. In New England, the settlement was tightly controlled. The land was equally distributed, avoiding all rebellions such as the Bacon Rebellion. Socially, they were tightly controlled, as they had to go to church, they were watched all the time and were conformist and repressed. Their relations with the Indians were relatively good. Another advantage over Jamestown was that in New England, they had educational facilities, the inhabitants gathered together for town meetings and they also had a strict price control.

gan. Jamestown turned out to be a total disaster. Only 60 people had survived in 1609, out of the 800 who arrived in 1607. They had come with no real intention of working, and only a few were skilled workers. Their relations with the Indians were disastrous meaning a lot of people were killed. Most deaths were caused by starvation.

This became a convincer for either slavery or higher pay. Since rich planters wanted to make as much money as possible, sla

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