What motivated Europeans to become indentured servants? Many people were trying to escape poverty and disease. They could make a lot of money during their years in service. Indentured servants were given new homes after they were set free. People could improve their social status by becoming an indentured servant.
"Indentured servants were given new homes after they were set free" is the correct answer. Although life as a servant was hard, the payoffs were usually relatively good.