Question

1. choose the best answer. ____ worked with cyrus mccormick to invent the mechanical reaper which mccormick patented. olaudah equiano granville woods absalom jones jo anderson 4. choose the best answer. why did some states pass antiliteracy laws targeting blacks? literacy was viewed as a privilege reserved to the aristocracy. the idea of blacks learning to read and write was viewed as a threat to slavery. the states could not afford additional schools for blacks. many americans believed the myth that blacks were incapable of literacy.

Explanation:

1. Jo Anderson worked with Cyrus McCormick on the mechanical reaper. He was an enslaved Blacksmith who contributed to its invention.
2. During the era of slavery, the idea of Blacks learning to read and write was seen as a threat to the institution of slavery as educated slaves might question or rebel against their enslavement.

Answer:

1. D. Jo Anderson
2. B. The idea of Blacks learning to read and write was viewed as a threat to slavery.