How Did Indentured Servants Display a Fondness for Freedom

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Multiple Choice

How did indentured servants display a fondness for freedom?

• A) They became abolitionists,fighting to end slavery in British North America.
• B) Some of them ran away or were disobedient to their masters.
• C) They sent letters home telling their fellow Englishmen that the American colonies offered special opportunities for freedom.
• D) They insisted on their right to serve in the militia,because they believed in the right to bear arms.
• E) They published pamphlets criticizing their masters,displaying their love of free speech.

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