Which of the following statements regarding free blacks in the United States is true?
a. Nearly all left the South because economic opportunities were greater in the North.
b. They tended to live in major cities, in both the North and the South.
c. They were banned from working as barbers because whites did not want black handling their hair.
d. The majority took advantage of the colonization movement and migrated to Africa
e. The found it easy to define their freedom.
Answer: b. They tended to live in major cities, in both the North and the South.
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