Prior to the Civil War, There Was Little Use of Prisons

question 40

Multiple Choice

Prior to the Civil War, there was little use of prisons because ______.

• A) labor was prized and needed in the fields
• B) accused criminals were normally summarily executed
• C) undesirables were exiled back to England
• D) court systems had not yet been widely adopted

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