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Dix also joined a growing movement to improve conditions in prisons. Men, women, and children were often crammed together in cold, damp rooms. When food supplies were low, prisoners went hungry—unless they had money to buy meals from jailers.

Five out of six people in northern jails were debtors, or people who could not pay money they owed. While behind bars, debtors had no way to earn money to pay back their debts. As a result, many debtors remained in prison for years.

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Based on this excerpt from the text, which of the following is the BEST explanation for how the jailing of debtors hurt their chances of repaying their debts?

Answer 1

The Underground Railroad used escape routes that went throughout the South. Based on that fact, which of the following conclusions could be made?

Answer 2

The jailing of debtors hurt their chances of repaying their debts because while in prison, debtors had no way to earn money to pay back their debts.

Answer 3

Based on the fact that the Underground Railroad used escape routes throughout the South, one possible conclusion that could be made is that there were individuals and networks in the South that were actively working to help enslaved individuals escape to freedom.