ASSIGNMENT | Using Indentured Servants for Labor

Option #1: Using Indentured Servants for Labor (paper)
Labor in colonial America was scarce. Write a paper explaining the development of using indentured servants for labor in the colonies. Below are some of the items you may include:
Indentured servants, beginning and decline of this labor type
Changes, problems, and issues with indentured servant labor
Unintended consequences of using indentured servants.
Directions:
Your paper should be two pages long, not including the required References page.
Format your paper according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements.
Your paper should include at least four paragraphs with an introduction, a body with at least three fully developed paragraphs, and a conclusion. It should contain a fully developed and supported thesis statement.
Include a minimum of two academic sources (journal articles, books, etc.) other than the textbook for the course.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

The history of slavery cuts across every culture, tradition, and religion from ancient times to the recent past. What varied in each scenario was the social, economic, humanitarian, and legal rights surrounding the vice. Slaves were taken to provide labor in different facets ranging from mining to agriculture. In more recent times, Europeans crossed the Atlantic Ocean into the Americas in search of arable land. Before mechanization, human labor had to be used in cash crop farming and this called for slave labor. Without a formal legal framework in the 17th century in America, farmers had to rely on existing European…