In 1712, a major slave rebellion occurred in
A) Charleston, South Carolina.
B) New York, New York.
C) Boston, Massachusetts.
D) Baltimore, Maryland.
Answer: B
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An example of African peoples' ability to resist colonial invasion when able to access comparable weapons came with the Ethiopian defeat of __________ invasion in 1896.
A. an Italian B. a Russian C. a British D. a German
All of the following are true statements about the status of blacks during the Revolutionary era except
a. several northern states abolished slavery or provided for gradual emancipation. b. a few Virginia masters freed their slaves. c. no states south of Pennsylvania outlawed slavery. d. many states passed laws that permitted blacks to marry and own land. e. laws in the North and the South harshly discriminated against free and enslaved blacks.
Black Americans were hard hit by the gloom times of the depression years of the mid 1870s because
a. many had put their savings in the Freedman's Savings and Trust, only to see it vanish due to bad investments by the savings bank. b. they did not set aside significant amounts of money for savings, preferring to spend or invest almost every dollar that they earned. c. mobs of unemployed workers took out their frustrations through violence against blacks. d. they lost what little money they owned to directly investing in speculation schemes that had gone bankrupt. e. None of these choices are correct.
Which of the following best describes the war in Cuba and nearby islands?
A. The United States lost the war in Cuba but won a decisive battle in the Philippines and remained in control of the Philippines after the war. B. The United States forces suffered heavy losses but won a long, drawn-out struggle to defeat the Spanish. C. The United States won a quick and decisive victory, gaining the islands of Puerto Rico and Guam as well as defeating the Spanish in Cuba. D. The United States defeated the Spanish in some battles but was unable to dislodge them from their strongholds in Cuba and other Caribbean islands.