<span>African-Americans helped to strengthen the Republican Party by voting in Republican legislatures. African-Americans in the South were strongly Republican during the era of Reconstruction (which took place right after the Civil War) due to the stance of Lincoln and other Republicans who abolished slavery. Along with this, the Republican party was the political faction that helped to get the 14th amendment passed, which gave African-Americans citizenship.</span>
C because I said so why question it
This word means peaceful or peace in Spanish
I believe the answer is: c.the first medieval merchants were peddlers who held little status or wealth, while merchants during the high middle ages formed guilds and often served in government council positions in their towns.
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After the merchants formed guilds during the high middle ages, they managed to control the price fluctuation in the market and obtained a huge amount of wealth in return. This give them a power to influence the government and even obtained important government position in their town.