According to the Following Passage, on What Basis Did the Freedpeople

Multiple Choice

According to the following passage, on what basis did the freedpeople of Edisto Island expect that the federal government would allow them to retain the land they were cultivating, and which was formerly owned by slaveholders?

A) The former owners were traitors and cheaters.
B) The freedpeople were willing to pay for the land.
C) General William Sherman's order guaranteed the land.
D) The freedpeople had been mistreated and deserved compensation.