Which description best fits African Americans´ experience as Loyalists?
a. They were singled out by Patriots for harsh treatment throughout the war and massacred afterward.
b. They hoped to earn their freedom by serving the British, but many were returned to slavery after the war in America and the West Indies.
c. The British treated them so poorly that many switched sides and were rewarded for their patriotic service.
d. Nearly all won their freedom and relocated in large numbers to Britain.
e. Their fearless service inspired Britain quickly to end the slave trade.
b
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A) helped Kennedy win the presidency. B) had little or no bearing on the presidential election. C) helped Nixon close the gap between himself and Kennedy. D) exposed Nixon's inabilities to grasp key domestic and foreign issues.
In Map 14.1, "The Byzantine Empire Under Justinian," the empire at Justinian's death closely approximated ________
A) the Hellenistic world B) the former Roman Empire C) the Byzantine Empire in 1100 D) Alexander's Empire
When a mostly white jury acquitted white police officers who had been videotaped beating a black suspect, ____ became the scene of a violent riot
a. Chicago b. St. Louis c. Los Angeles d. Atlanta e. Boston
China suffered greatly from the treaty system in what ways?
A) The Chinese government was deprived of control over its external commerce. B) The European powers required that no tariff of more than 5 percent be placed upon imports and the tariffs be collected by Europeans. C) Much of the tariffs were siphoned off as indemnity to invaders. D) Massive economic and social dislocation was the result for China. E) All of these