What was an indentured servant? a. a person who agreed to serve those who paid for their passage to the colonies, typically for a set number of years b. a person who agreed to travel to the colonies to negotiate peace treaties between the colonists and native americans c. a person who agreed to give his or her first-born child as a servant to those who paid for passage to the colonies d. a person who agreed to travel to the colonies and act on behalf of a colonial governor in england