Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes the Status of Free

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes the status of free blacks in the United States toward the end of the eighteenth century?

A) Free blacks who lived in the northern states and owned property enjoyed all the rights of citizenship.
B) Although free blacks had some basic rights in northern states, no African-Americans enjoyed full equality with whites.
C) Although the question of citizenship for whites was highly controversial, the status of free blacks had been solidly established.
D) Free blacks who had served in the armed forces during the Revolution were considered full citizens, even in the South.
E) If they were recent immigrants free blacks could apply for citizenship, but for those born in the United States citizenship was unattainable.