Indentured servitude was first used to promote immigration in
A)Jamestown in 1618.
B)Jamestown in 1615.
C)Plymouth Colony in 1623.
D)New York in 1630.
E)Rhode Island Colony in 1652.

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Indentured servitude was first used to promote immigration in Jamestown in 1618. The Virginia Company, which was running the colony, encouraged young Englishmen to migrate to Virginia by providing them with land and a servant for a fixed period of time. This system allowed for a steady supply of labor for the colony, which was struggling to establish itself.

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