Prior to 1860, the fastest-growing segment in American society was the
A. very rich.
B. very poor.
C. middle class.
D. slaves.
E. well-to-do.
C
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Motives for the new imperialism included all of the following except
A) hopes for new markets abroad. B) strategic concerns. C) religious and humanitarian aims. D) a need to defend Europe against more advanced Asian and African states. E) an outlet for domestic issues.
The African American educator who, in the 1830s, started a school to educate black children in Philadelphia was __________
A) Daniel Payne B) Charles L. Reason C) Margaretta Forten D) James Forten
The author of the 1963 series of essays The Fire Next Time who captured the growing militancy of many black Americans was __________
A) Ralph Ellison B) James Baldwin C) Richard Wright D) Harry Belafonte
Which of the following was an important limitation of the flatboat?
a. Flatboats could only be used to carry commodities down river. b. Flatboats could only haul small loads. c. Flatboats were dangerous and subject to capsizing. d. Flatboats required large, highly trained crews.