Which of the following was true of the sexual abuse and harassment of black women by white men in the late nineteenth century?
A) It demonstrated the power of white men over African Americans.
B) It rarely went unpunished and so was quite rare.
C) It was routinely denounced by white officials but little was done about it.
D) It was more common in urban communities than in rural communities.
Answer: A
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a. the British slave owners. b. the slaves themselves. c. the priests who converted the slaves. d. freed slaves whose job it was to manage the plantations.
The Declaratory Act was passed on the same day the Stamp Act was repealed. The purpose behind this move was to:
A) clarify that Parliament was yielding to not to the colonists' demands, but to the king's. B) raise revenue with new, external duties on the goods that the colonists imported from Britain. C) grant the East India Company the monopoly on the sale of tea in North America. D) reinforce the tradition of salutary neglect between the Crown and the colonies. E) loosen the Crown's control over North American colonies and grant them more independence.
Who was the Bostonian who, because he informed on smugglers and defied the nonimportation agreements, became known as the greatest "monster of the times"?
A) Thomas Hutchinson B) Ebenezer Richardson C) Peter Bole D) Benedict Arnold
The Glorious Revolution placed _________ on the English throne
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).