During the Revolutionary era it was estimated that ________ of slaves fled to the British side to gain their freedom
A) hundreds
B) thousands
C) tens of thousands
D) hundreds of thousands
Answer: C
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following best characterizes the Ku Klux Klan?
a) a grassroots vigilante movement b) a centralized national conspiracy c) an exclusive club of the prewar gentry d) a coalition of carpetbaggers and scalawags
Which of the following reflects the secular nature of revolutionary political culture?
A) reinstating Catholicism as the state religion B) pledging allegiance to the Roman papacy C) using saints' names for the months of the year D) referring to churches as "temples of reason"
What was the goal of William S. Rainford's institutional church movement?
A) To seek new Episcopal congregants among inner city immigrant groups.
B) To combat social ills such as prostitution, crime and excessive alcohol consumption.
C) To establish a new Christian denomination for Irish immigrants.
D) To insist that downtown churches provide social services to immigrants such as recreational facilities and industrial training programs.
E) To improve racial and ethnic relations in the growing inner city.