Answer:
A. the set of actions and habits that prioritize the collective good over an individual’s private interests
Explanation:
Civic virtues are <em>actions </em>and<em> habits</em> that enables a community to function in an orderly fashion where members exercise freedom and are well-protected. In order to do this, it is important for the members of the community to <em>prioritize the good of the community over their own private interests.</em> This entails dedication and accountability of the members towards the welfare of all. Having these actions and habits make citizens <em><u>look after the other members of the community</u></em> rather than just focusing on their own families.
The Freedman's Bureau was created to help former black slaves and poor whites in the South after the Civil War. Giving them education and medical help was very important in helping them recover from the revolution and helped the freedmen to be able to live on their own.
The British statesman Edmund Burke argued that the colonists were sensitive to threats to their liberties because they were so familiar with slavery. Edmund Burke, born in 1730 and died in 1797, was an Irish statemen who serve in the United Kingdom parliament between<span> 1766 and 1794 in the House of the Commons with the Whig Party. Nowadays he is considered the father </span><span>of modern </span><span>conservatism.</span>
