Question

question 3 of 10

an illegal and racially motivated killing, often committed publicly to intimidate members of a minority group, is known as ______.

a. sharecropping
b. debt peonage
c. convict leasing
d. lynching

Explanation:

Analyze the definition in the prompt

The prompt defines a term as "An illegal and racially motivated killing, often committed publicly to intimidate members of a minority group."

Evaluate the given options

• A. sharecropping: An agricultural system where tenants work land in exchange for a share of the crops.
• B. debt peonage: A system where an employer compels a worker to pay off a debt with work.
• C. convict leasing: A system of forced penal labor practiced in the Southern United States.
• D. lynching: The practice of extrajudicial, racially motivated murder, often carried out publicly by mobs to terrorize and control minority populations.

Match the definition to the correct term

The definition perfectly matches the historical term "lynching."

Answer:

• (A) sharecropping
• (B) debt peonage
• (C) convict leasing
• (D) lynching (Correct answer)