<P> Indentured servitude continued to be used in North America into the early 20th century , but the number of indentured servants declined over time . Although experts do not agree on the causes of the decline , some possible factors for the American colonies include changes in the labor market and the legal system that made it cheaper and less risky for an employer to hire African slave labor or paid employees , or made indentures unlawful ; increased affordability of travel to North America that made immigrants less likely to rely on indentures to pay travel costs ; and effects of the American Revolution , particularly on immigration from Britain . In the Caribbean , the number of indentured servants from Europe began to decline in the 17th century as Europeans became aware of the cruelty of plantation masters and the high death rate of servants , largely due to tropical disease . After the British Empire ended slavery in 1833 , plantation owners returned to indentured servitude for labor , with most servants coming from India , until the British government prohibited the practice in 1917 . </P>
<P> Indentured servitude continued to be used in North America into the early 20th century , but the number of indentured servants declined over time . Although experts do not agree on the causes of the decline , some possible factors for the American colonies include changes in the labor market and the legal system that made it cheaper and less risky for an employer to hire African slave labor or paid employees , or made indentures unlawful ; increased affordability of travel to North America that made immigrants less likely to rely on indentures to pay travel costs ; and effects of the American Revolution , particularly on immigration from Britain . In the Caribbean , the number of indentured servants from Europe began to decline in the 17th century as Europeans became aware of the cruelty of plantation masters and the high death rate of servants , largely due to tropical disease . After the British Empire ended slavery in 1833 , plantation owners returned to indentured servitude for labor , with most servants coming from India , until the British government prohibited the practice in 1917 . </P>
when did indentured servitude end in the colonies
when did indentured servitude end in the colonies
into the early 20th century
into the early 20th century