Why did many blacks meet in conventions in 1865 and 1866 across the South?
A) They met to elect black leaders and black political candidates.
B) They convened in order to protest the black codes.
C) Blacks were never allowed to meet in large groups anywhere in the South at that time.
D) They met to organize trips to Africa to escape the harsh situation in America.
Answer: B
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a. urban sprawl. b. high population densities. c. their isolation from cities. d. high property taxes.
Commerce in early colonial America relied in large part on
A. gold. B. credit. C. barter. D. silver. E. paper currency.
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a. Byzantine empire b. a plague c. Buddhism d. Islam e. Sassanid empire