Of those that arrived to the Chesapeake region in the seventeenth century,the great majority were

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The great majority of those who arrived in the Chesapeake region in the seventeenth century were indentured servants who signed a contract to work for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to America. Slaves were brought over, but their numbers were relatively small compared to the number of indentured servants. Women also made up a small proportion of the early Chesapeake population, as the first English settlement in Virginia was primarily composed of men. While there were some convicts and religious dissenters who arrived, they did not make up the majority of the population.

Of Those That Arrived to the Chesapeake Region in the Seventeenth