Why did slaves learn to read if it was outlawed by slave codes?

Before the invention of the loom in 1785, textile manufacturing was: a) regulated under the guild system. b) performed by children working in factories. c) produced in rural cottages under a putting-out system. d) conducted by british colonists overseas.

The idea of manifest destiny simply stated it was america's destiny to expand from the atlantic ocean to the pacific. the word "destiny" implies an idea that it was within our rights as a nation to expand. in a paragraph of 125+ words, explain what could be wrong with that idea.

What types of subjects did public high schools in the 1900s emphasize and why