According to Richard Frethorne, an indentured servant in Virginia, life was...
a. wonderful, because there were many women in the colony with whom young men could start families.
b. very difficult, because they lived in constant fear of Native Americans and death was all around.
c. wonderful, because they finally had enough to eat and the work was not that difficult.
d. very difficult, because the person he worked for was hard on him.
Ans: b. very difficult, because they lived in constant fear of Native Americans and death was all around.
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