I will give brainliest to the best and 20 more points as a bonus after answering this question What was one important way that freedmen (and women) exercised their freedom during Reconstruction? (please use at least 2 FULL sentences)

Freed slaves would exercise their freedom during the Reconstruction in several ways. These included leaving their old plantations, searching for their loved ones, set up their own churches, learning to read and write, and a few even went on to politics. There's more than that, but those are the main ones.

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a.tensions between the colonial elites and the backcountry men of virginia.