What is true of African Americans during the American Revolution?
a. Free blacks were permitted to join the colonial army; enslaved blacks were barred from military service throughout the war.
b. Britain rejected black recruits as members of their army.
c. All of the slaves who fled to aid the British were re-enslaved after the war.
d. Thousands of blacks, mostly from the North, enlisted to fight the British.
e. They were among the first men drafted into military service.
d
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Which statement is accurate concerning the steelworkers' strike in 1919?
A. The strike was an attempt by Samuel Gompers to call in the debt he felt President Wilson owed him. B. The workers were reacting to appeals from nonunion radicals who advocated a workers' revolution. C. The strike was an indication of Communist influence within union leadership. D. The workers were attempting to gain the right to collective bargaining, a shorter workday, and better wages.
What environmental struggle did the Moche and Nazca survive as evidenced from cores sampled from nearby mountain glaciers?
a. volcanic eruption b. severe drought c. floods d. plague
Among Napoleon III's great domestic projects was
A) the building of the Eiffel Tower. B) the rededication of the Cathedral of Notre Dame. C) a reconstruction of Paris with broad boulevards, public squares, and municipal utilities. D) the damming of the Seine River below Paris for flood control. E) the construction of the Maginot Line against German militarism.
Which of the following laws outlawed legal discrimination based on race color, religion, national origin, and sex, and created means to enforce its provision?
A. Voting Rights Act of 1965 B. Immigration Act of 1965 C. Civil Rights Act of 1964 D. Economic Opportunity Act