-Give 2 reasons for the system of convict leasing
-Give 1 definition of convict leasing

Convict leasing was a system of labor practiced in the South. Convict leasing provided prisoner labor to private parties. The convict leasing system was essentially a replacement for slavery (which was abolished previously in the 13th amendment) and was used as a punishment for crime.

Explanation:

States began to lease convict labor to the plantations and other facilities seeking labor, as the freedmen were trying to withdraw and work for themselves.

i think its either b or c

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