Asked by Namrita Dadwan on May 15, 2024
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Indentured servitude
A) was a relatively unknown concept in English culture and was purely an American institution.
B) usually meant a life-long commitment to an overseer.
C) provided a permanent solution to the labor shortages in the American colonies.
D) eventually gave way to the employment of African slave labor.
Indentured Servitude
A labor system wherein young people paid for their passage to the New World by working for an employer for a certain number of years.
African Slave Labor
The forced labor of African people, transported mainly to the Americas, used predominantly in plantation, mining, and domestic work from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
Labor Shortages
Situations where there are insufficient workers to fill the employment needs in certain industries, often leading to increased wages and recruitment efforts.
- Detail the economic reasons for colonization, focusing on the involvement of joint-stock corporations and the tobacco industry's role.
- Deliberate on the social and legal organizations inaugurated in the colonies, including the roles of slavery, indentured labor, and the different forms of political administration.
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Kathylyn BjergeMay 17, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
Indentured servitude was a system where individuals worked for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to the New World, among other things. It was not a lifelong commitment nor a permanent solution to labor shortages. Over time, as the demand for labor grew, especially in the American colonies, the system of indentured servitude was gradually replaced by African slave labor, which was seen as more economical and provided a permanent solution to the labor needs of the colonies.
Learning Objectives
- Detail the economic reasons for colonization, focusing on the involvement of joint-stock corporations and the tobacco industry's role.
- Deliberate on the social and legal organizations inaugurated in the colonies, including the roles of slavery, indentured labor, and the different forms of political administration.