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Hi. The correct answer is A. to limit the freedoms of former slaves.
Explanation: The Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states after the American Civil War. These laws were passed in order to supress African Americans' freedom. Southern states wanted to mantain the political dominance.
Maybe it is possible that they did not want to start another war
The proper role of government in a capitalist economic system has been hotly debated for centuries. Unlike socialism, communism or fascism, capitalism does not assume a role for a coercive, centralized public authority.
The U.S. believed that if the atomic bomb could end the war, Soviet
influence after the war would be restricted and domestically the
tremendous cost of development would be justified.