After ratification of the thirteenth amendment many african americans in the
a) were treated as equals of whites
b) were elected to serve in federal office
c) avoided discrimination by taking farm jobs
d) were treated like they were still enslaved

The correct answer is D) were treated like they were still enslaved.

After ratification of the thirteenth amendment, many African Americans in the south were treated like they were still enslaved.

The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the states on December 6, 1865. The amendment officially prohibited slavery in the United States. The only case for slavery was a form of punishment due to a crime. However, many landowners in the southern large plantation still used some form of slavery because they depended so much on slave work to produce the kind of crops that had to be traded and exported to Europe.

the answer to fill in the blank in this question would be the word resource, it is defined as the money, material or people (since human resource is a very valuable good) that a company or a person has at disposition (meaning they can use the resource as they see fit), to be able to complete a task or achieve a goal.  

to act quickly in times of danger to the united states

because you have to act quickly if you want to live/survive.