By the 1850s, the literacy rate of white Americans was about
a. 25 percent.
b. 40 percent.
c. 80 percent.
d. 95 percent.
ANSWER: c
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A) Africa B) Jamaica C) the Middle East D) the Barbados
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a. Britain b. France c. The United States d. Turkey e. Egypt.
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What will be an ideal response?