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Erin Gaudette AP Prep History Block 2 Primary Sources governor Berkeley Reports, American Spirit, pages 33-34 (A2) LAST QUESTION & ANSWER ONLY (23) A sign up for Indentured Service, American Spirit, pages 62-63 (A1) A Servant Girl Pays the Wages of Sin, American Spirit, page 69 (A4) In the late 1600s Virginia was governed by Sir William Berkeley. In 1671, capital of the United Kingdom asked Berkeley a series of questions including a question about the teachings of Christianity.He responded by saying, our ministers be well paid, and by my consent should be better if they would pray much often and preach less. Governor Berkeley also believed that children ought to be taught piety by their p atomic number 18nts. He said, But, I thank God, there are neither dislodge schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have these hundred old age. For learning has brought disobedience, and heresy. I enduret agree with what Governor Berkeley believed. He contradicted his own beliefs. He talked about how he was against vernal ways of mooting or new ideas.He wanted every superstar to believe in the Christian religion. If Berkeley wanted everyone to stay with handed-down ideas, why would he have wanted individual families to teach religion? Wouldnt it be less likely to create resign thinkers if one minister taught the children the religion instead of individual families? Berkeley wants to prevent any soma of heresy, yet he is provoking it. Indentured considerations were often lower family line people in England who would work for a number of years and would thusly be set free.In return for their work they would be given free passage to America by their owner. In 1635 a list of requirements were written for the servant and owner to follow. The form included orders for the owner to provide the servant with food, drink, clothing, shelter, free passage to the new world, and after their years of work are over to provide them with corn for a year and 0 soil of lan d, In my opinion, I think this push is pretty fair. The contract makes the bound servants seem like employees for a job. The indentured servants arent being obligate to work they are making the ecision to. Also, in return for their work theyre being repaid by their owners. The contract seems to give both parties a middling payment which makes the contract fair. Although I agree with the methods and payments of indentured servants, I dont agree with the penalisations some(prenominal) servants received. I do think some of the servants behaviors should be looked down upon, but I also think the punishment they faced was a bit harsh. Charles City County Court in Virginia has a record that shows how harsh the punishments got.Elizabeth Hatcher owned servant Anne Parke. When Anne Parke had a child her years of work were doubled. Every indentured servant and their owner had a contract for the amount of years they worked. Therefore, when Anne Parkes contract was doubled, it was violatin g her rights. I personally think the system created for indentured servants was fair, but since the agreement was not always followed it wasnt carried out equally. The system could have been successful if both the owners and servants had followed it properly.