Over the Course of the Seventeenth Century, Most Indentured Servants

question 81

Multiple Choice

Over the course of the seventeenth century, most indentured servants  

• A) became landowners.
• B) devolved into slavery.
• C) managed to escape the terms of their contracts.
• D) faced increasingly harsh circumstances.
• E) saw their wages increase.

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