Which of the Following Is One Way in Which Prisons

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is one way in which prisons in the southern U.S. differed from those in the northeast?

• A) Southern prisons used the contract labor system.
• B) The use of reformatories began in the south, then spread to the northeast.
• C) The lease system was frequently used in southern prisons.
• D) The first prisons for women were in the south.
• E) The south built many more prisons than the northern states following the Civil War.

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Definitions:

Pyrimidine

A heterocyclic aromatic organic compound, similar to benzene and pyridine, containing nitrogen atoms at positions 1 and 3 in the ring.

Benzofuran

An organic compound that consists of a fused benzene and furan ring, often serving as a core structure in various pharmaceuticals and organic materials.

Indole

An aromatic heterocyclic organic compound with a bicyclic structure, consisting of a benzene ring fused to pyrrole.

Aromatic

Refers to organic compounds that contain one or more planar rings of atoms with delocalized pi electrons, exhibiting special stability.