White people and established African Americans in cites often discriminated against freedmen. We still see racial discrimination even to this day, and it was even more plentiful when African Americans(freedmen) just got their freedom after years of slavery. Hope this helps, and have a nice day :D
Without a checks and balances system in place, any branch of government could <span>run amok without supervision</span>
True seems to be the best answer.
<span>They depended on indigenous political and trading networks that brought slaves to the coasts.</span>
