History project by Max Vantastic https://padlet.com/MaxVantastic/7c5y1d1j4he3 By Max Van Rooyen and Matthew Dale. en-us 2017-03-17 10:40:01 UTC 2026-02-20 22:05:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Folder.png Why the indentured Indians came to the cape? MaxVantastic https://padlet.com/MaxVantastic/7c5y1d1j4he3/wish/160746967
The British brought them down, so that they could work on their sugar plantations. ]]> 2017-03-17 10:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/MaxVantastic/7c5y1d1j4he3/wish/160746967 Difference between Indian laborer and a slave: MaxVantastic https://padlet.com/MaxVantastic/7c5y1d1j4he3/wish/160750830
1) An Indentured laborer is paid, whereas a slave is not paid. 
2) The indentured laborers also got health care, whereas , once again, the slaves didn't.
3) The indentured laborers could also go back to India once the three year contract was fulfilled.]]> 2017-03-17 11:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/MaxVantastic/7c5y1d1j4he3/wish/160750830 What were the conditions these laborers found themselves in? MaxVantastic https://padlet.com/MaxVantastic/7c5y1d1j4he3/wish/160752022
They had to erect their own shacks, and had surrounding ground for themselves. They lived a very cramped and uncomfortable life, with no privacy.]]> 2017-03-17 11:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/MaxVantastic/7c5y1d1j4he3/wish/160752022 Difference between indentured Indian and passenger Indian. MaxVantastic https://padlet.com/MaxVantastic/7c5y1d1j4he3/wish/162349001
Passenger: 1) Paid for their own voyage.
                     2) Not bound to any contract.
                     3) They came from merchant 
                          background        
Indentured: 1) The movement was forced.
                     2) Boind to a contract.
3) British paid for their voyages.]]> 2017-03-24 09:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/MaxVantastic/7c5y1d1j4he3/wish/162349001