How did former slaves improve their lives during reconstruction?

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Ascientist performs an experiment where she measures the mass of a piece of metal, pours acid onto the metal, washes the metal, and then re-measures the mass of the metal. the scientist repeats the experiment several times, each time increasing the amount of acid used. the dependent variable in the experiment is the: initial mass of the metal final mass of the metal amount of acid used washing the metal

June 19 is often a holiday in texas. it is emancipation day. what important event happened on emancipation day? a) it marks the end of slavery in texas. b) it marks end of the texas revolution. c) it marks the day texas became a state. d) it marks the last battle of the texas revolution.