Which of the following urged the establishment of Committees of Correspondence?
a. Sam Adams
b. Paul Revere
c. John Hancock
d. Patrick Henry
e. James Otis
Answer: a. Sam Adams
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In the “second stage of life” a man should get up before dawn, offer the appropriate sacrifices throughout the day, and ____________
a. Busy himself studying the Vedas, Puranas, and Itihasas. b. Retreat to the forest and live on the roots and berries he can gather. c. Wander without a home or possessions. d. Sing praise to Shiva, while being careful not to ignore Vishnu altogether.
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a. he resented Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan's moral grandstanding on the issue. b. he hoped for a quick German victory. c. the freeze endangered the stability of the American economy. d. he stood to gain personally from wartime loans and investments.
In the first decade of the twenty-first century,
A. African Americans constituted three percent of the nation's college population. B. there was little-to-no economic disparity between black and white professionals. C. half of all African Americans lived in poverty as members of the "underclass." D. half of all African Americans were members of the middle class. E. the percentage of black high school graduates going to college still lagged significantly behind that of white high school graduates.