On Commonlit: From Africa to America Which of the following describes the author's overall purpose in the text? A. to explain how slavery was eventually ended in America B. to compare America's history of slavery with modern day slavery C. to describe the history of slavery, specifically the Atlantic slave trade D. to describe the history of slavery, specifically before the discovery to America Confusion can someone please help me

Read the excerpt from "black hole beginnings." as the star material gathers, its inward pressure grows. the nuclei respond by zipping and zooming faster and faster, veering away from each other all the while. which statement best describes the cause and effect relationship(s) in this excerpt? 1.one cause (star material gathers) leads to two effects (inward pressure grows and nuclei zip and zoom). 2.one cause (star material gathers) leads to one effect (inward pressure grows), which becomes a cause of two additional effects (nuclei zip and zoom, and nuclei veer away from each other). 3.one effect (nuclei zip and zoom) is the result of two causes (star material gathers and inward pressure grows). 4.two effects (inward pressure grows and nuclei veer away from each other) are the result of two causes (star material gathers and nuclei zip and zoom).