The first major government affirmative action program, the Philadelphia Plan, applied to _______________.
A. college admissions at the University of Pennsylvania
B. Philadelphia businesses that held contracts with the federal government
C. promotions in state and federal governmental offices and agencies in Philadelphia
D. the hiring of elementary and high-school teachers in Philadelphia schools relying on federal funding
Answer: B
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a. provincial leaders. b. powerful bureaucrats. c. military leaders during the Ming-Qing era. d. bankers and money managers.
As a result of the rapid population growth in colonial America during the eighteenth century
a. a momentous shift occurred in the balance of power between the colonies and the mother country. b. the British government was pleased that more workers would be available to fill an increasing need for laborers in Britain. c. the need for slave labor declined. d. the colonists became more dependent on Britain for the goods that they needed to survive. e. the British government granted greater autonomy to colonial governments.
Which of the following groups made up the bulk of the electorate until 1900?
A) white males B) white males and white females C) white and African American males D) landowning white males E) educated white males
How did Spanish methods of dealing with their new territories in America affect the native populations there?
What will be an ideal response?