THE CORRECT ANSWER IS A. THE LAST PARAGRAPH STATES

15. The correct answer is A.

The last paragraph states: "The history of free African Americans

families in colonial New York and New Jersey, by contrast, is quite

different from that of free African Americans in the South. Most

were descended from slaves freed by the Dutch West India

Company between 1644 and 1664 or by individual owners." The first

paragraph states: "However, these cases represent only a small

minority of free African Americans in the South. Most free African

Americans were actually the descendants of African American men

and white servant women." Taken together, these excepts support

choice A.