Section: U.S. History

22) Which best describes the system of indentured service during the eighteenth century?

1. A majority of indentured servants died within five years after arriving in America.
2. Indentured servants had no rights under the law.
3. Indentured servants were slaves for life, and if the servant was a male, then his entire family would also be slaves for life.
4. Most indentured servants were criminals escaping from their home country.
5. Most indentured servants were promised freedom and property upon completion of their service.