Answer
Specific things that surprise about the legal restrictions on African Americans in the antebellum period were;
• Blacks in the southern parts who were free continued to live under slavery
• Freed African American actively participated in the American society like joining soldiers
• Free blacks purchased slaves that were relatives
• African Americans also participated in attaining freedom of others
- Slaves could not marry under the southern law
Explanation
During this period slavery and cotton were the main drivers of the southern economy. The slaves were undergoing arbitrary power abuse from the whites. Through coping family structures and community networks slaves developed a way of accommodating their conditions. Christianity and songs also helped slaves to develop a solace. Slaves utilized the idea of paternalism to find chances in the system and earn some freedom and autonomy.
Answer A) Both sides understood the war would be long and sanguinary as a result of the First Battle of Bull Run. Both sides were poorly equipped and poorly led by their generals and although the Confederate troops won, there were many casualties on both sides and the Union troops retreated. Both armies realized they were inexperienced and that this would be a long and grueling war.
