Which group would have had the most potential to improve their social status in New England? (1 point) Busmess owners Indigenous Americans Indentured servants Enslaved Africans

In Colonial New England, the group that would have had the most potential to improve their social status would likely be indentured servants. Indentured servants entered into contracts to work for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to America and the opportunity for land and economic independence after their servitude ended. While they faced significant challenges, their paths to potential freedom and land ownership offered a clearer route for social mobility compared to Indigenous Americans, who faced displacement and marginalization, and enslaved Africans, who were subject to lifelong bondage and denied rights. Business owners could improve their social status but typically started from a higher social standing compared to indentured servants.