Answer:
Kinship ties in Africa were and often still are far more important than merely giving you a place to spend the holidays. They can often decide who you marry, who takes care of your children, and who will take care of you when you get old.
Explanation:
I only could answer the first part sorry.
The answer in<em> D). </em><u> </u><u><em>Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson</em></u>
A . I think it makes more since but I'm not sure
