How did the free black family in the North change in the time period between 1820 and 1860?
A) The number of two-parent households began to increase as more slaves were freed.
B) More families became single-parent households, with women heading them.
C) The number of two-parent households remained steady.
D) Black families began having more children, on average, than white families.
Answer: B
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a. France. b. Italy. c. Belgium. d. Spain. e. Austria.
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A) nineteen people were hanged B) twenty-three people were banished C) eight people were pressed to death with weights D) fourteen people were burned at the stake E) nine people were executed by firing squad