Question

a. american - born men
b. poor young men from england
c. young women from england
d. english prisoners

1. indentured servants in the chesapeake could have their servitude extended by years if they:

a. committed a crime.
b. did not sign a contract.
c. failed to work hard.
d. did not have children.

1. why did planters maintain the servant system through the 1680s?

a. servants made excellent workers.
b. family labor made slavery unnecessary.
c. planters did not want their young children to work.
d. enslaved people were expensive.

1. by 1700, the british caribbean annually export nearly fifty million pounds of:

a. rice.
b. sugar.
c tobacco.
d. indigo.
10 planters preferred a slave labor system over

Explanation:

1. Indentured servants' servitude could be extended for criminal - like behavior. Committing a crime was a reason for such an extension.
2. Planters maintained the servant system as enslaved people were expensive to acquire compared to indentured servants.
3. By 1700, sugar was a major export of the British Caribbean, with large - scale production and export.

Answer:

1. a. committed a crime.
2. d. Enslaved people were expensive.
3. b. sugar.