The skeletons found in Sugarland, Texas confirm (give evidence for) which of the following statements about CONVICT LEASING. Prisoners who caught serious diseases were given good medical care. Prisoners who died accidently were given low cost public funerals paid for by the state government. Prisoners were often in serious danger and could even be killed as they worked. Prisoners who worked hard were given expensive funerals after they died of old age.
The skeletons found in Sugarland, Texas confirm (give evidence for) which of the following statements about CONVICT LEASING.
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Prisoners who caught serious diseases were given good medical care. |
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Prisoners who died accidently were given low cost public funerals paid for by the state government. |
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Prisoners were often in serious danger and could even be killed as they worked. |
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Prisoners who worked hard were given expensive funerals after they died of old age. |
In Sugarland Texas remains of 95 individuals have been discovered from a site, which throws more light on the convict leasing system followed in the region after the Civil War. The discovery helps historians and researchers to uncover previously unknown facts about the time period.
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