Question

Which of these scenarios would be considered illegal in light of the provisions of the 13th Amendment?

a. African American people born in South Carolina were forced to tend the fields of a master for no wages.

b. African American people born in North Carolina were denied access to polling places to cast their votes.

c. African American citizens were permitted to run for office in the southern states but not the northern states.

d. African American citizens were not permitted to use the same restaurants and educational institutions as white citizens.

Answer 1

The answer would be A 

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) African American people born in South Carolina were forced to tend the fields of a master for no wages.

The 13th Amendment (passed in 1865) made slavery and involuntary servitude illegal. This means that a person must be paid for their work. This is why scenario A would be the correct answer, as the person is essential enslaved to the plantation owner in this scenario.