What was the purpose of the black codes?

a. to limit the freedoms of former slaves

b. to prevent a return to antebellum social norms

c. to encourage african-american voter registration

d. to promote economic self-sufficiency among african-americans

Option: A. To limit the freedoms of former slaves was the purpose of the Black Codes

Explanation:

The slavery that was prominent in the southern states did not end immediately after the American Civil War. In fact, the steps taken to abolish slavery in the southern states right after the Civil War gave a major setback to the regional economy. To avoid further economic loss of the states, Black Codes were implemented to allow slavery to some extent.

ba geologist finds four sedimentary rock she determines that no geologic events have shifted the layers she labeles them a,b,c,dbfrom top to bottom

answer: the time zones used to be whatever the local authority wanted them to be. one town might have 6am whenever the sun came up and another town had 6am 10 minutes later.  

the trains had a hard time when their orders said to be at a certain point at 6am.  

6am, but who's 6am.  

the railroads got together and set the time zones more or less along the longitude lines across the country.

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