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... The colonists turned to indentured servants to do the work. As production increased, so did the number of indentured servants. ... This caused them to begin using slaves. The transition from indentured servants to slaves was caused by the head right system, Bacon’s Rebellion, and the triangle trade route.
Farmers began using indentured servants as a labor force. These indentured servants worked for their master until they paid for their transportation to the Americas, gaining their freedom. Once the indentured servants were free, however, they had no land or money. Also, the more indentured servants that were freed, the more the competition grew causing the price of land to increase.
Approximate Word count = 522 Approximate Pages = 2.1 (250 words per page double spaced)
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