Im not 100% sure but i think it's A
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An empire is an unequal relationship between a core state and a periphery of one or more states controlled from the core. On the simplest level, control means military occupation or other formal political intervention, but it can also cover informal economic or cultural influence.
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If slaves had knowledge, they would realize they were being treated unfairly, which would make it harder for the masters to force them to work. They would also be more likely to be able to escape or rebel.
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D. the rules make it extremely difficult for representatives to Influence legislation on the House floor
I believe it means back when slavery was around most of the African Americans were in the South and most of them tried to escape but couldn’t. So therefore it’s sayin that since they left and when the civil war ended and all that and when slavery was abolished the South was their home now, and so that’s why today African Americans live mostly in the South.