Ironically, most of free African Americans lived in what region of the United
States?

A lot of free African Americans lived in the North.

Tho A LOT MORE Lived in the South.

(It's ironical but uh here's something on it)

Explanation:

The cruelty towards free blacks was as bad in the north as in the south. Slavery had become a southern affair, but bigotry was truly an issue for all of America. The poor whites nationwide feared free black competition and arranged for numerous race laws in the north and south both. Abraham Lincoln himself believed the racism was too deep seated to be dealt with, and so advocated removing the blacks from the whole country, not just the south.

a.tensions between the colonial elites and the backcountry men of virginia.