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Came to due to slavey
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Slave auction.
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Many worked on farms or laborers.
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-Many came as “redemptioners” - worked for years to pay off their passage, as well as the passage of their family members who died along the way.
-Did not live in the nicest of areas, found themselves in poor and disease infested areas.
-Not allowed to marry or have children while an indentured servant.
-Many people were kidnapped in order to be brought over and sold. -
First big wave of Europeans, mostly English, to arrive in large numbers.
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Major wave of immigrants due to war
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Quakers were a major immigrant group - left due to rejection of social hierarchy and were looking for religious freedom, were 3rd largest religious group in colonies by 1750.
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came due to famine and escape religious persecution
