<span>White southerners would pass laws that controlled the movement of African-Americans because African-Americans were a large part of their workforce. This was especially true during ther era of Reconstruction. If a large amount of African-Americans moved away from the South, it would decrease the amount of workers available to work on farms on plantations. If there were less workers, that means farmers/plantation owners would make less products, reducing the amount of profit they could make. </span>
"<span>bridging the Rio Grande River" would be the best option from the list, since this large river was directly in their desired path, although of course they face many other obstacles as well.</span>
Answer:
A
Explanation:
I did the assignment on edge.
