Indentured Servitude vs. Slavery in the Virginia Colony

Indentured Servitude vs. Slavery in the Virginia Colony

8th Grade

5 Qs

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Indentured Servitude vs. Slavery in the Virginia Colony

Indentured Servitude vs. Slavery in the Virginia Colony

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why would someone become an indentured servant in Jamestown?

They could not pay for their own passage to the New World

Their life was a good one in England

They were talented farmers

They lost a war to Spain

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is true of indentured servants? Choose all correct answers.

They were the same as slaves

They had a contract for 4-7 years or so

After their contract, they could work for pay

3/4 of Virginia landowners in the mid-1600s were former indentured servants.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: Life in England improved. This led to a decrease in the number of people who were willing to become indentured servants.

True

False

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How were African slaves treated by English colonists at first?

Similar to indentured servants

harsher than at anytime in history

they were not allowed to help in the farm fields

they were sold to Native American groups

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did slavery eventually grow in the Virginia Colony? Choose all correct answers

Planters had more money gained from growing tobacco

Indentured servitude was on the decline

The colony started growing cotton in the 1600s

The price of slaves decreased