Question

Why did indentured servitude decline? Select the best answer from the choices provided. Europe’s economy improved. Landowners wanted to save money. Europeans started to enslave Africans. All answers are correct.

Answer 1

Europeans started to enslave Africans.

They started to use slaves instead of indentured servants, because the investment was better. Indentured servants only served for a few years, and then were granted freedom, while slaves were purchased and used for their entire lives. The investment of a slave was better than an indentured servant.