At About the Same Time as the Plantation System Began

question 71

Multiple Choice

At about the same time as the plantation system began to emerge, the supply of White indentured servants from the British Isles began to ______.

• A) increase
• B) decrease, then increase
• C) multiply
• D) remain stable
• E) dwindle

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