People who made a contract to work for a certain term of years in exchange for transportation and living expenses were known as _____.A.African slavesB.plantersC.indentured servantsD.independent labor
Question
People who made a contract to work for a certain term of years in exchange for transportation and living expenses were known as _____.A.African slavesB.plantersC.indentured servantsD.independent labor
Solution
The answer is C. Indentured servants. These were people who signed a contract (or indenture) agreeing to work for a certain number of years in exchange for transportation to the New World and living expenses.
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Who were indentured servants?A.Slaves who came from only one of the Western European countriesB.People who were enslaved because of a court action against themC.People who were forcibly taken from their homes and sold as slavesD.People who had a contract to work in exchange for transportation and expenses
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?*AfricansAmerican Indiansindentured servantsEuropeans
Page(s) 88–892.4. What role did indentured servants and the development of slavery play in colonial America?Complete the passage below regarding slavery in the New World.Drag word(s) below to fill in the blank(s) in the passage.The slavery practiced in Africa was very different from the race-based slavery of the New World. African slavery was less brutal than – slavery, as slaves lived with their captors, and children were not automatically enslaved.European slave traders exploited this system and purchased captives at slave forts, branded them with a company mark, and forced them onto gruesome slave ships.Romanrace-basedQuakerEurope-based
Virginia's shift from white indentured servants to African slaves as a workforce was accelerated by this. What was it?Group of answer choicesThe Navigation ActMoral LibertyBacon's RebellionSausage Rebellion
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING:1. SLAVES2. SERFS3. INDENTURED LABOUR
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