Question

in addition to indentured servants, southern landowners also forced enslaved people to grow their crops. by the late 1600s, enslaved africans and their descendants outnumbered indentured servants in the southern colonies.
| the table below shows some of the similarities and differences between indentured servants and enslaved people. look at the table. then follow the instructions below
based on the information above, sort the following people based on whether they were indentured servants or enslaved people.
i only have two years left before my contract is over. then i will get my own land.
i will never have a chance to be free.
i was captured in africa and shipped to be sold in the colonies.
i am a white englishman who works long days picking tobacco.

Explanation:

• For "I only have two years left before my contract is over. Then I will get my own land": Indentured servants had a contract (indenture) usually for 4 - 7 years and could get land after.
• For "I am a white Englishman who works long days picking tobacco": Indentured servants were usually white Europeans or colonists.
• For "I will never have a chance to be free": Enslaved people were in slavery for life.
• For "I was captured in Africa and shipped to be sold in the colonies": Enslaved people (often of African descent) were captured and sold into slavery.

Answer:

• Indentured servant: "I only have two years left before my contract is over. Then I will get my own land", "I am a white Englishman who works long days picking tobacco"
• Enslaved person: "I will never have a chance to be free", "I was captured in Africa and shipped to be sold in the colonies"