Question

(01.05 MC)Why did slave labor in the Chesapeake region increasingly supplant indentured servitude during the last two decades of the 17th century?

Answer 1

Answer:

Declining Death rates made it more economical to purchase a slave

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Improving conditions in England reduced the number of transatlantic migrants

Explanation:

The slave labor in the Chesapeake region increasingly replaced the indentured servitude during the last two decades of the 17th century. This was because the improving conditions in England reduced the number of transatlantic migrants.

This brought about a scarcity for people who were available for the indentured servitude which was the main reason.