Question

question 15 of 25
after slavery was abolished in the south, what type of cheap labor did plantations rely on?

a. union labor

b. convict labor

c. immigrant labor

d. mechanical labor

Explanation:

After slavery’s abolition, Southern plantations relied on convict labor—enslaved-like work for incarcerated people (disproportionately Black) under harsh conditions, replacing enslaved labor cheaply. Union labor was rare in the post-Civil War South; immigrant labor was less common there than in the North; mechanical labor was not yet widespread enough to replace human labor on plantations.

Answer:

B. Convict labor