In the Decade Immediately Following Emancipation, Former Slaves

question 41

Multiple Choice

In the decade immediately following emancipation, former slaves

• A) were willing to work under the gang system in return for wages and benefits.
• B) decreased their labor supply.
• C) obtained ownership of roughly 40 percent of southern farms.
• D) moved to northern states in large numbers.

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