1. why do you think education was important to former slaves during reconstruction?

education was essential to the former slaves during reconstruction simply because it enabled their integration into the mainstream community.

which time period is this? or is this story fictional, i'm going to need more info to answer this question

the romans were initially interested in expansion via sicily (which at that time was a cultural melting pot), part of which lay under carthaginian control. at the start of the first punic war (264-241 bc), carthage was the dominant power of the western mediterranean, with an extensive maritime empire