The Sons of Liberty, emerging in the Stamp Act protest, drew their members from the ranks of
A. the elite members of the assemblies.
B. traders, lawyers, and prosperous artisans.
C. male descendants of veterans of the Seven Years' War, regardless of social class.
D. the poorer sort in the seaport towns.
Answer: B
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The most radical deputies who seized the leadership of the Estates General and converted it into the National Assembly were
A) lawyers and other professionals who represented the Third Estate. B) peasants and craftsmen of the Third Estate. C) Second Estate supporters of the parlements. D) a broad coalition drawn roughly evenly from all three estates. E) students.
The Inka king who began the conquests that led to the creation of their empire was
A. Pizarro. B. Huayna Inka. C. Pachakuti. D. Topa Inka. E. Montezuma.
Early social workers who visited working-class homes in the late nineteenth century discovered
A) poverty and degradation primarily among the skilled workers in new industries. B) uniform prosperity among all working-class families and occupations. C) uniform poverty and degradation among all working-class families and occupations. D) considerable differences in the standard of living among families in the same occupation.
All of the following describe the Portuguese involvement in slavery in Africa during the 1400s EXCEPT
A) the Portuguese shifted part of the African slave trade to Europeans on the coast and away from Arab-dominated overland routes across the Sahara. B) far fewer slaves and Portuguese slave traders were involved in the slave trade in the 1400s than were involved in the 1600s or 1700s. C) the Portuguese shipped most African slaves out of Africa and treated African slaves very harshly. D) the Portuguese involvement in slavery in Africa represented the first time in history that Africans participated in slavery.