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5.21 Labor Systems Indentured Servitude and Slavery Worksheet

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Labor Systems: Indentured Servitude and Slavery - Which statement best explains labor systems: indentured servitude and slavery as outlined? (C3 D2.His.4.3–5; D2.Eco.3.3–5)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

A town council debates building a new market. Merchants say more exports will bring more ships, but critics say the exports depend on enslaved labor.

Which statement best explains the best historical conclusion from this debate?

ATown economies were completely separate from plantations and never depended on trade.

BExports did not require labor, so slavery could not be connected to markets.

CThe debate proves that slavery existed only in towns and not on farms.

DEconomic growth in towns could be tied to plantation slavery through trade, even if town leaders did not work on plantations.

Solution & Explanation:The debate shows how plantation exports can fuel port business and markets, connecting town prosperity to slavery-based production.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

A colony’s leaders notice that fewer Europeans are signing indenture contracts, so plantation owners push for more imports from the slave trade.

Which statement best explains the relationship between labor supply and the growth of slavery?

AWhen the supply of servants fell, plantations needed less labor and stopped farming.

BWhen the supply of servants fell, slavery ended because trade ended too.

CWhen the supply of indentured servants fell, planters sought another source of workers, and the slave trade filled that demand.

DWhen the supply of servants fell, all workers became owners of large plantations.

Solution & Explanation:Labor systems depend on available workers; if one source declines, owners may turn to another, and enslaved labor became a replacement supply.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

A colony changes its laws so that enslaved status is harder to challenge in court. At the same time, planters invest in larger plantations and more exports.

Which statement best explains why law and economics worked together in this change?

AStronger laws protected servants’ right to quit early, encouraging smaller farms.

BStronger laws protected owners’ investments in enslaved labor, encouraging expansion of plantation production for profit.

CStronger laws ended exports because plantations stopped producing crops.

DLaw and economics worked separately, so the law change could not affect labor choices.

Solution & Explanation:When laws secure property claims over enslaved labor, owners feel safer investing in plantations that depend on that labor to earn profit.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 5 Social Studies students. It aligns with educational standard USH.5.21 (Students practice labor systems: indentured servitude and slavery in Grade 5 social studies.).