Answer:
Indentured servants.
Step-by-step explanation:
In the early 1600, workers in tobacco farms were mainly indentured servants. An indentured servant is a servant who is bound by contract to work for a specific time period without any form of payment. Indentured servants were not exactly slaves. The contract required them to work for a period of time, and in exchange for their services, they may received food but they were not paid