In the eighteenth century, efforts began to stop emigration from England, except that convicts were still sent to bolster the Chesapeake labor force.

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This is true. The British government tried to discourage emigration from England due to concerns about losing skilled labor, but they continued to send convicts to the Chesapeake area to work as indentured servants or laborers.

In the Eighteenth Century, Efforts Began to Stop Emigration from England