By 1860, Free Black Men Could Vote on the Same

question 26

Multiple Choice

By 1860, free black men could vote on the same basis as whites only in

• A) Virginia and Maryland.
• B) New York and Pennsylvania.
• C) the Upper Northwest (Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota).
• D) four states in the Lower South.
• E) five New England states.

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