The above map shows Electoral College votes based on 2000 Census data. What do the numbers on this map represent? In the Electoral College system, what targets must be met by a presidential candidate in order to win the election?

Explanation:

The numbers on this map represent the number of electoral votes each state had in the year of 2000. The number of votes depends on the amount of representatives the state has in the House and the number of Senators each state has (2) combined. The electoral college is not revealed until December 14 when they officially vote. A winning candidate must win 270 or more electoral votes to become the President of the United States.

the answer is solomon northrup. he was a free-born african american, abolitionist and professional violinist that was drugged, kidnapped and sold as slave in 1841 and remained in captivity until 1853 where he regained his freedom with the of the then-governor of new york, washington hunt. he wrote and published his memoirs "twelve years a slave" in 1853, and in this text, he tells the story of his escape thru one of louisiana's swamps (the great pacoudrie swamp) in which he ended up covered in green slime from crossing the surface of the dead water.