A major reason that Canadian authorities welcomed black immigration was the opportunity to __________
a) create a buffer between white settlers and Native Americans
b) provide workers for booming industry
c) bolster the country’s small population
d) improve relations with the United States
Answer: a
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A. were a new development that had never existed in other parts of the country. B. None of these answers is correct. C. were used against poor blacks but not against black officeholders or prominent individuals such as Frederick Douglass. D. resulted in white state and county officials refusing to carry out directives from higher-ranking black officials.
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