Which is the best summary of this entire passage? a) prior to 1867 and the development of irrigation, crops were grown on lands along the rivers and streams. b) by 1929, fifty-one irrigation districts were organized into systems that delivered water to 282,000 acres. c) major influences in the development of agriculture in the sacramento valley included the gold rush and the influx of miners, climate, railroads, land speculation, development of irrigation, and a more diversified crop culture. d) fruit colonies, such as the english colony association, were founded on the eastern edge of the valley between 1886 and 1895, and were generally in lots of 10 to 20 acres with irrigation ditches dug to provide a reliable water supply.

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.