Which spectator sport was largely favored by the middle class at the turn of the century?
A) college football
B) professional baseball
C) professional boxing
D) professional football
Answer: B
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Which of the following was an actual benefit to African states during the growth of the African slave trade?
a. European interests developed increased exportable products from Africa. b. There was increased building and development of African ports. c. Europeans were not interested in pursuing imperialist goals and African states were able to develop their own plantations and enjoy some stability. d. To protect the slave trade, a European military presence helped quell internal rebellions and civil wars.
Representing 98 percent of the population, the Third Estate was given what proportion of votes in the Estates General?
A) one-quarter B) one-third C) one-half D) three-quarters
The most likely reason for European success in conquering the American Indian population is
a. the prolonged isolation of the Americas from the rest of the world. b. the superiority of European civilizations. c. the warlike savagery of the Europeans. d. the passivity of Native Americans. e. the success of the priests in converting them to Christianity.
At the First Continental Congress in 1774 Jefferson argued that
a. American colonists owed no loyalty to Britain whatsoever. b. the colonists owed allegiance to the nation's king, not to Parliament. c. the colonists owed allegiance to Parliament only. d. a Grand Council, elected by each colonial legislature, ought to share with Parliament the right to originate laws for the colonies.