HIST 405N Week 1 Discussion: The Cost of Expansion WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

HIST 405N Week 1 Discussion: The Cost of Expansion WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WEEK 1: THE COST OF EXPANSION Welcome to the first of many weekly discussions! Be sure to take the time to familiarize yourself with the discussion board requirements. Basically, you'll need to post a minimum of three substantial posts over a period of three days in each of the two weekly discussion boards. Also, be sure to submit your initial post no later than Wednesday of each week, in each thread. Let's get started! For much of the history we'll discuss in this class, America's fields were farmed by enslaved Africans and African Americans. Additionally, slaves worked as domestic servants, nannies, and a variety of other jobs. In the earliest era after the Jamestown and Plymouth settlements, European settlers relied on the labor of indentured European servants who worked off debts incurred for passage to the colonies. To get started, take a look at the discussion prompt. Why did indentured servitude become less popular? Also, was there a difference between a slave and a domestic servant?