While doing research for his trip to the middle east, waldo reads that the area is known as the "crossroad of the world". why would the middle east be called that? question 6 options: a. there are more railroads in the middle east than anywhere else in the world. b. because it is located in the center of three continents-asia, africa and europe. c. because it is located next to the united states which makes transportation easy. d. every road in the world passes through the middle east.

Which is the best conclusion that can be drawn regarding the status of african-americans in the south in the late 1800s? a) african-americans made tremendous political, social, and economic advancements during the reconstruction era. b) passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the u.s. constitution guaranteed equal status and rights for all african-americans. c) the reconstruction policies enacted by the federal government were highly effective in african-american citizens transition to life after slavery. d) although african-americans had equal rights under federal law they were still economically, politically, and socially inferior to whites in the south during the reconstruction era.