Question

question 7) refer to the excerpt below. \we furthermore bind ourselves to and with said ross that we will do good work and labor ten hours a day on average, winter and summer. the time to run from the time we commence to the time we quit...we further agree that we will lose all lost time, or pay at the rate of one - dollar per day, rainy days excepted...we furthermore bind ourselves that we will obey the orders of said ross in all things carrying out and managing said crop for said year and be docked for disobedience.\ - samuel (x) johnson, thomas (x) richard, tony (x) fitch, jessie (x) simmons, sophie (x) pruden, henry (x) pruden, frances (x) pruden, elijah (x) smith records of the assistant commissioner for the state of tennessee, bureau of refugees, freedmen and abandoned lands, 1866. courtesy of the national archives. how did the spread of this type of agreement affect formerly enslaved people? a it secured their political autonomy. b it limited their economic mobility. c it reduced their dependence on agriculture. d it eased their burden of racial discrimination.

Explanation:

The agreement binds individuals to work ten - hour days for a set wage and follow the orders of the landowner. This type of labor contract would limit economic mobility as workers are tied to specific work terms and employers, reducing their ability to seek better economic opportunities.

Answer:

B. It limited their economic mobility.