SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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Indentured Servant
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Slave
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Both
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -’Of’ is the appropriate preposition to use after the verb ‘convicted’. Here are some examples of these two words used in a sentence: She was convicted of a crime. He will be convicted of a crime if the jury believes the evidence that was presented in court.
Detailed explanation-2: -A convict is a person who has been found guilty-convicted-of a crime and is serving a sentence in prison. When you convict (accent on the second syllable) someone of a crime, you find them guilty. The person is then a convict (accent on the first syllable).
Detailed explanation-3: -Meaning of convicted in English having officially been found guilty of a crime in a law court: Being a convicted criminal, I couldn’t really get a job.
Detailed explanation-4: -If someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a law court.