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In the American colonies, where were indentured servitude and chattel slavery most common?(1 point)
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Indentured servitude was mainly used in the northern American colonies. In the southern American colonies, chattel slavery was more common.
Indentured servitude was mainly used in the northern American colonies. In the southern American colonies, chattel slavery was more common.
Indentured servitude was mainly used in the southern American colonies. In the northern American colonies, chattel slavery was more common.
Indentured servitude was mainly used in the southern American colonies. In the northern American colonies, chattel slavery was more common.
Both systems were equally common across the American colonies.
Both systems were equally common across the American colonies.
Indentured servitude was mainly used in the northern American colonies. Chattel slavery was most common in the western American colonies.
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The correct response is:
Indentured servitude was mainly used in the northern American colonies. In the southern American colonies, chattel slavery was more common.
This reflects the historical context where many laborers in the northern colonies worked as indentured servants, while the economy of the southern colonies increasingly relied on chattel slavery for agricultural labor, particularly in the production of cash crops like tobacco and cotton.
