After Alexander II Freed Russia's Serfs,they Generally

question 27

Multiple Choice

After Alexander II freed Russia's serfs,they generally

• A) moved to other parts of the country to forget the bad memories of their former lives.
• B) were able to overcome their past fears and superstitions within a generation or two.
• C) received a small plot of decent farmland from the estates on which they had served.
• D) fared worse than they had under serfdom, with many new laws and restrictions.
• E) left the countryside to work in unsafe, unsanitary urban factories.

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