What class of blacks did many Chicago Renaissance writers focus on during the 1930s and 1940s?
A) the elite of black society, the "Talented Tenth"
B) middle-class blacks who had achieved some gains
C) working-class blacks struggling to survive
D) the black underclass in urban America
Answer: C
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The group which consistently favored low prices and easy credit for western lands was
A) westerner settlers. B) northern manufacturers. C) southern planters. D) northern farmers.
To protest the Stamp Act, colonial merchants
a. refused to sell any British-made products in the American colonies. b. created nonexportation associations to help stop the flow of raw materials to England. c. hired privateers to harass British merchant ships in the Atlantic and Caribbean. d. created nonimportation associations to put pressure on British exporters.
The British tried to defeat the Ottomans by
a. landing a large British army in Palestine. b. using an Arab army led by Faisal against the Turks. c. sending the Royal Navy to bombard Syria. d. encouraging Christians to revolt. e. planning a military coup in the Ottoman army.
During the first half of the eighteenth century, England's administration of the colonies
A. was decentralized and inefficient. B. began to assert greater authority over newspapers and public expression. C. was notable for its strict enforcement of trade policies. D. was primarily concerned with checking the growth of New France. E. sought new means to tax American merchants.