Question

Why did many landowners choose to hire indentured servants rather than purchase slaves?

A) Many people could not afford to buy slaves.
B) Most people had a negative view of owning slaves.
C) Indentured servants usually did not have to learn English.
D) Slaves did not usually live as long as indentured servants.

Answer 1

Your answer is A: Many people could not afford to buy slaves. Indentured servitude was born because of a need for cheap labor.

Answer 2

A) Many people could not afford to buy slaves.

Step-by-step explanation:

When the earliest sellers came to acquire new land there was a problem of cheap labor supply. Secondly back in Europe, there were stories of new riches found in the west. It attracted the indentured servants to fulfill their necessities and after all, it does not sound slavery. Moreover, the indentured servants could not run away.

Therefore it was more economical to get indentured servant than to buy a slave.