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Mostly, they were indentured servants. The native American population had been decimated by disease and mistreatment by Europeans; so there was a big demand for laborers in America. Extremely poor people in Europe couldn't make much of anything in wages in Europe, but if they signed on to be an indentured servant for 3-5 years, then they were given free passage to America. After completing their indentured servant obligation, they were free to do whatever they wanted.

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Q: Why did hundreds of thousands of europeans move to America in the 1700s?
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