Question

Which of these describes the system of debt peonage that developed in the south after the Civil War?

A: Freedmen were forced to leave their states of residence if they cannot pay off their debts

B: Freedmen were forced to go to jail until they could pay off their debts

C: Freedmen were forced to give up their right to vote until they could pay off their debts

D: Freedmen were forced to work for their debtors until they could pay off their debts

Answer 1

C. Freedmen were forced to give up their right to vote until they could pay off their debts.

Answer 2

The system of debt peonage that developed in the south after the Civil War is also called as debt slavery. Freedmen were forced to work for their debtors until they could pay off their debts. Currently, under legal provisions, these kind of system is outlawed in the Congress.