The Homestead Act (1862) granted land for former African slaves in Western U.S.
Also, they were not "African Americans". They were freed, but many were not Americans yet. They were Africans :)
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The symbolic meaning is wolves in the law of the wolves. Basically criminals, the wolves in this context is used to describe lawless group of people that would not bow dow to societal rules.
Answer:
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
Explanation:
It is an over-exaggeration