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46. Emancipation did not improve the material conditions of many former slaves after the Civil War for which of the following reasons?
  1. Their freedom did not extend to their children.
  2. They received minimal compensation for their years of service.
  3. The migrated to the North, where they lived in poverty.
  4. Many were forced into contracts that essentially recreated slavery.
  5. It was illegal for them to leave the plantations where they were born.
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47.

Immigrants joined the Northern army in large numbers during the Civil War for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

  1. They opposed slavery.
  2. They were tricked into joining the military upon arriving in the country.
  3. It provided food, clothing, and shelter.
  4. Immigrants were promoted more rapidly than their native-born counterparts.
  5. The Southern aristocracy resembled the oppressive European class they fled from.
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