Over half of the african american population in the united states lives in the
a. northeast
b. west
c. midwest
d. south user: though no longer a series of colonies, the united states retains close ties to britain as
a. a commonwealth
b. a dependency
c. a dominion
d. part of a “special relationship”

For Q#1, D

For Q#2, D

Explanation:

Q1: The reason why most Afro-American individuals live in the south is in part due to how many colored individuals were enslaved to run plantations in the south.

Q2: You simply have to look up each dictionary definition and compare them to what the 2 nations are like with each other. In the end, the first 3 options there are not applicable.

the answer is "by providing data about careers and annual mean wages"