Which of the following statements is true concerning the role blacks played in the Patriot cause during the Revolution?
A) George Washington forbade them from enlisting during the course of the war.
B) All 13 states initially forbade blacks from serving in their armies.
C) Blacks served as free men on the Patriot side in a few minor battles.
D) Blacks served only as slaves for the Patriot cause.
Answer: B
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A) Chinese peasants lost faith in Chiang and supported Mao in taking over China after the war. B) Chiang won the respect of the Chinese people by his resistance to Japan, strengthening his postwar position. C) Both Chiang and Mao were discredited by their failure to expel the Japanese, leading to an Allied division of China after the war. D) The United States stopped supporting Chiang and encouraged Mao to take control of China. E) Stalin recognized China's internal weakness and moved to occupy China.
In the late-1800s, Republicans were strongest in the __________ and __________
A) South; Midwest B) South; West C) North; Southwest D) North; Midwest
Unlike other ancient cultures in Europe and western Asia, Celts believed in
a. the belief in the afterlife for everyone, rather than just for the elite. b. human sacrifice. c. more than 400 nature-based gods and goddesses. d. fertility cults with an emphasis on feminine religious power. e. the belief in reincarnation.
Why was William Howard Taft an unpopular president? Why did Roosevelt challenge him in 1912?
What will be an ideal response?