By the End of the 17^th Century, Indentured Servants Who

question 82

Multiple Choice

By the end of the 17^th century, indentured servants who gained their freedom

• A) often gained great wealth as more land opened for settlement.
• B) rarely returned to work for their masters.
• C) almost always found high-paying jobs in the cities.
• D) had little choice but to hire themselves out for low wages to their former masters.
• E) often returned to England penniless and broke.

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