A person’s life as a slave began with __________.
a. arrival at Caribbean plantations
b. birth
c. capture by African traders
d. the Middle Passage
c. capture by African traders
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Examine the late-eighteenth century portrait of Prince Hall. What type of man does he appear to be, and what would this appearance have meant to his contemporaries?
A) He appears to be a southern slave holder, revealing his agreement with and participation in slavery. B) He appears to be a dutiful slave, revealing that slavery was a positive institution. C) He appears to be a farmer, revealing the role of free blacks in agriculture. D) He appears to be an educated gentleman, revealing his elevated stature among free blacks.
What was the problem with the labor contracts for many blacks?
A) There were few problems because of the beneficial attitudes of many Freedmen's Bureau workers. B) They were rarely done voluntarily or on an equal basis with white employers. C) Blacks refused to sign them, thinking that whites were trying to trick them into slavery again. D) White landowners simply refused to obey their terms of contracts.
In 1946, President Truman alienated southern conservatives by
A) completely desegregating the armed forces despite the opposition of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. B) inviting leading black civil rights leaders to the White House to advise him on domestic policy. C) establishing a Committee on Civil Rights which recommended antilynching and antipoll tax legislation. D) speaking to the NAACP national meeting and endorsing antilynching legislation.
How do Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity fit the definition of world religions? Why were other religions unsuccessful in gaining a following around the world?
What will be an ideal response?