When Jamestown was established in 1607, the initial labor source was primarily indentured servants, who were Europeans agreeing to work for a set number of years in exchange for passage to America. Following this, the colony increasingly relied on enslaved Africans, with the first recorded arrival in 1619. Additionally, the indigenous populations were sometimes coerced into labor, although this was less formalized than the other sources. Over time, the reliance on enslaved labor grew, fundamentally shaping the colony's economy.
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