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=//Do I Stay or Do I Go?// = = =  **BACK **

Y ou approach the man hesitantly and ask him for more details. “You look like an adventurous young lad. Just the type who could prosper in the colonies. Here’s the deal. We’ll pay for your passage to America. In return, you will work for someone for five years. He’ll give you clothes and food, and at the end of your time, you will receive 50 acres of your own land. You’ll never own land in England, will you son? It’s called indentured servitude. You just sign this contract here, and I’ll even give you a good hot meal.”

You think it over. He’ll give you free passage to America, and in return you will be someone’s servant for five years. . . . He’s right, you never will own land in England. On the other hand, you have no idea what it will be like in the colonies, with the Indians and all of the wilderness. ..

**WHAT WILL YOU DO?**

Sign the contract. An opportunity like this is worth five years of work.

Tell the man, “No thanks, I’m not willing to take the risk. I’ll keep trying to get by in London.”


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