Which black inventor patented fifty different devices, most of them dealing with the lubrication of machines, and successfully contested claims against the genuineness of his designs?
a. Jan E. Matzeliger
b. Elijah McCoy
c. Granville T. Woods
d. John P. Parker
b. Elijah McCoy
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On the eve of the American Revolution, social and economic mobility in the colonies decreased for all of the following reasons except
a. earlier wars made Northern merchants rich and created a class of widows and orphans. b. the supply of unclaimed land in New England began to diminish c. farmers' sons and daughters were forced to hire out as wage laborers. d. the average size of New England farms increased dramatically. e. the gap between owners of large Southern plantations and small farms widened.
Auguste Comte was responsible for
A) posing an evolutionary theory akin to Darwin's. B) founding the discipline of sociology. C) helping to remove theology as a subject from university curricula. D) integrating science with religion. E) establishing a utopian community just outside Paris.
Which of the following was a demand of the "Indians of All Tribes" activists when they occupied Alcatraz Island in 1969?
A) The establishment of national workshops to employ the members of Indian tribes B) The release of tribal members imprisoned in Alcatraz prison C) The return of the land that had once been occupied by the tribes D) Government jobs for members of Indian tribes E) Zero-interest business loans for members of Indian tribes
The growth of commerce and industry allowed more Americans the chance to become prosperous without
A. owning land. B. a professional education. C. marrying. D. capital. E. producing a product or service.