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@Brianna17

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What purpose did churches serve for African Americans?
 
  A) The church allowed African Americans to comingle with whites.
  B) The church filled spiritual needs in difficult times and allowed for the development of black music.
  C) Because the church was a very wealthy institution, it often provided loans to its members, helping them through difficult times.
  D) The church provided an area for white leadership to develop and for the development of white culture and ideas.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true about the importance of education to blacks after Reconstruction?
 
  A) They did not really consider it very important because many realized they would be able to get work only as field hands.
  B) They saw education and freedom as closely linked and often went to great lengths to form schools and attend them.
  C) They thought it was important but felt as though they had to accomplish other things before whites would allow them an education.
  D) Blacks already had access to education in the United States and school attendance and attitudes did not change after Reconstruction.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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