Question

united states history i: beginnings to the industrial revolution qtr a behl continuous learning center - credit bearing (tutor)- aaa02 the southern colonies indentured labor why were indentured servants needed in virginia? because slavery was not allowed in the colony because the colonists did not know how to grow tobacco because growing tobacco required a large number of workers

Explanation:

Tobacco cultivation in early - Virginia was labor - intensive. Indentured servants were brought in to meet the high demand for labor required to grow and harvest tobacco, which was a major cash - crop in the colony. Slavery was not the main reason for the need of indentured servants at the start, and colonists knew how to grow tobacco.

Answer:

because growing tobacco required a large number of workers