Which statement best explains why there are so few accounts written by slaves about their lives during the antebellum era? It was illegal for slaves to learn to read and write.

Only abolitionist leaders wrote books about slavery.

Books about slavery were not as popular as other books.

Slaves were not willing to write about the horrors of slavery.

Interest groups representing businesses and investors are often among the most successful lobbying groups for all of the following reasons, except a. such groups have the financial resources to mount sustained campaigns on their own behalf b. these groups' members contribute heavily to many legislators' campaigns and in so doing gain greater access to legislators c. these groups have often been in existence for decades, allowing them to both master the legislative system and develop close ties with legislators d. the members of these groups make up the majority of voters in many districts

True of false? the privy council established the laws of the colonies, but allowed them to govern themselves

Which russian tsar defeat napoleon and saw himself as a leader of europe monarchs who opposed revolutionary change