Answer:
the number of private banks sharply decreased
Bread and Circuses or Bread and games refers to a political term called appeasement - <span>the phrase is used to describe the generation of public approval.</span>
A. As a moral question
The Americans started thinking about releasing the slaves to become free people during the 1850's. It was not until 1865 that slavery officially ended when the 13th Amendment of the constitution was ratified, prohibiting slavery in the American colonies.