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Tobacco Brides: Slavery, Indentureship or Empowerment
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Tobacco Brides: Slavery, Indentureship or Empowerment
Rose & Tobacco by Annette at Pixabayby Sherry ShindelarFree clothes, linens, and household goods, and a 50-acre plot of land that will stay yours even after you marry. That’s what the ads said. The Virginia Company knew their market. In 17th-century England, getting married wasn’t as simple as falling in love and saying, “Will you marry me? I will. And I do.” The average man and woman had to work for years to earn enough money to equip a househo…
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