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During the 19th and 20th centuries indentured servitude was a very popular form of labor. Indentured labor was when someone borrows money or gets a favor such as a ride to the Americas; they will agree to work for the lender for X amount of time, for low pay and housing. A few causes for the system of indentured servitude were the massive need for labor in the sugar fields as stated in document 2. Also documents 3 and 4 show the high rate of immigrants that were indentured. The effects of indentured servitude were shown in document 6, 7, 8, 9; where the difference between servitude and slavery is shown. There are also poor work conditions, and disgruntled servants. It also leads to an increase in diversity in population in the Americas.

In document 2, the editorial explained the need for “importation of foreign labor” mainly in the sugar industry. The massive demand and supply of the sugar industry required a massive work force to maintain and farm the sugar. On......

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