\begin{tabular}{l} wrote and signed petitions, or letters explaining what they wanted. If they could not I \\ they showed support by marking petitions with an "X." Read the following passage. Th \\ answer the question below. \\ Freedmen's Bureau official, 1866 \\ I saw one [petition] . . at least 30 feet in length, representing 10,000 negroes. \\ was affecting to examine it and note the names and marks (x) of such a long list \\ parents, ignorant themselves, but begging that their children might be educated. \\ negroes: an old term for people of African heritage \\ affecting: emotional or moving \\ ignorant: uneducated \\ John w. Alvord, quoted in James D. Anderson, The Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935 (1988). \\ Based on the passage, which of the following statements is true? \\ African American people wanted the government to \\ create schools for their children. \\ African American people wanted their children to \\ work instead of going to school. \\ African American parents could already read and \\ write, so they could teach their children at home. \\ \hline\end{tabular}