How did African Americans choose sides during the American Revolution?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: They chose whatever course of action seemed most likely to secure their personal freedom.
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The great migration to East Harlem from 1945 to 1964 was made up of:
A) African Americans. B) Puerto Ricans. C) Native Americans. D) Mexicans.
When it was issued in 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared free only those slaves in
a. the Border States. b. conquered areas already under control of the Union army. c. the western territories not yet admitted to statehood. d. areas under control of the Confederate government. e. areas controlled by the Union army.
Why did labor productivity drop between 1915 and 1918 in the United States?
a. The United States was involved in WWI and was not focused on industrial production. b. The main markets were in Europe, which was embroiled in war and not buying products in significant amounts. c. The male labor force were all fighting in WWI, so production virtually ceased in most industries. d. Race riots were so violent that they affected and, in some cities, halted factory production. e. Laborers were so unhappy with working conditions, wages, and hours that they could not be as productive as they were in the past.
The primary aim of Russian expansion in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was to
a. unite the Slavic people in a single empire. b. secure navigable ports. c. counter threats from the rising powers in Asia. d. prevent internal revolts from destabilizing the government.