Throughout the greater part of the seventeenth century,the Chesapeake colonies acquired most of the labor they needed from

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Throughout the greater part of the seventeenth century, the Chesapeake colonies primarily relied on white servants for labor. These were usually young, single men from England who agreed to work for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to the colonies. While African slavery did exist in the Chesapeake during this time, it was not the primary source of labor until later in the century. Captured Indians were occasionally used as slaves or forced labor, but this was not a significant source of labor either. West Indian natives and prisoners of war were not significant sources of labor in the Chesapeake colonies at this time.

Throughout the Greater Part of the Seventeenth Century,the Chesapeake Colonies