Question

Which of the following best describes the system of slavery in the first few decades of the American colonies?

A.Indentured servants became enslaved after four to seven years.
B.Africans could not work as indentured servants; they were only enslaved.
C.Enslaved people were enslaved for life, but their children were born free.
D.Both Africans and whites worked as indentured servants, not as slaves.

Answer 1

B because they were being brought over from Africa enslaved most were never given the chance to sign an indenture until later closer to 1800.