Question

indentured servitude was a labor system used in the colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries. the diagram below shows the process through which indentured servants were brought from europe to work on farms in virginia. look at the diagram. then follow the instructions below.
indentured servitude
virginia company gives 50 acres of land for every servant paid for
planter pays for voyage across the atlantic ocean provides room and food
servant works for 4 - 7 years
the market for indentured servants succeeded because both servants and the planters they worked for benefited from the exchange. in the table below, decide whether each row was a benefit for servants or planters.
servant benefit planter benefit
gaining 50 acres of land for each servants voyage he paid for
having a place to live and food to eat
receiving a voyage across the atlantic ocean
having a worker for four to seven years, unless the worker died

Explanation:

1. The Virginia Company gave 50 acres of land to the planter for each servant they paid for, so this is a planter - benefit.
2. The planter provided room and food to the servant, so having a place to live and food to eat is a servant - benefit.
3. The planter paid for the servant's voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, so receiving the voyage is a servant - benefit.
4. The planter got a worker for 4 - 7 years, so having a worker for that period is a planter - benefit.

Answer:

• gaining 50 acres of land for each servant's voyage he paid for: Planter benefit
• having a place to live and food to eat: Servant benefit
• receiving a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean: Servant benefit
• having a worker for four to seven years, unless the worker died: Planter benefit