This resulting land became scarcer as more released indentured servants by 1640s. To the land-owning elites, who’s large productive property—land, was the basis for their freedom was threatens by more freed indentured servants and the price of tobacco already affected by the overproduction because more freedman farmers can access land. Their property might give more freed indentured servants, which means servants were stealing freedom from them. Many elites might keep their indentures in service for a longer period. This not only allowed elites avoid this political threat of labor class, but also allowed they keep the tobacco in higher prices. Therefore, the “head-right” system of 1660 no longer guarantee freed indentured servants claimed land, they had to claim untitled land from India or rent lands from planters in the coastal areas. However, the law limited
This resulting land became scarcer as more released indentured servants by 1640s. To the land-owning elites, who’s large productive property—land, was the basis for their freedom was threatens by more freed indentured servants and the price of tobacco already affected by the overproduction because more freedman farmers can access land. Their property might give more freed indentured servants, which means servants were stealing freedom from them. Many elites might keep their indentures in service for a longer period. This not only allowed elites avoid this political threat of labor class, but also allowed they keep the tobacco in higher prices. Therefore, the “head-right” system of 1660 no longer guarantee freed indentured servants claimed land, they had to claim untitled land from India or rent lands from planters in the coastal areas. However, the law limited