The institution of indentured servitude, where individuals bound themselves to a term of labor in exchange for passage to America, supports the idea that it was mostly less wealthy Brits who immigrated to the New World.
One example of historical evidence that supports the idea that it was mostly less wealthy Brits who immigrated to the New World is the institution of indentured servitude. This was a system in which individuals bound themselves to a term of labor (usually 4-7 years) in exchange for passage to America. Many people who could not afford the journey otherwise would enter into these contracts as a means of immigration. The widespread use of indentured servitude illustrates that indeed many of the Brits who came to the New World were not of considerable wealth.
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