Migrants to British colonies in the Americas who paid for passage by agreeing to work for a set term ranging from four to seven years were called:
a. Black slave labor.
b. Amerindian slave labor.
c. Indentured servants.
d. The mita and encomienda.
e. The chinampa system.
ANSWER:
c
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