The life of women slaves in New Orleans offered the possibility of
A) setting up an independent household.
B) making wages that could lead to freedom.
C) obtaining freedom through marriage to a free man.
D) greater liberty under U.S. rule.
B
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Even though urban centers in the North and Midwest were home to some of the largest free African American communities in the nation during the mid-nineteenth century, what was one major problem encountered by members of these communities?
A) Free African Americans were relegated to the same agricultural jobs they had in the South. B) A lack of thriving cultural centers and development was common to these communities. C) Racial segregation was more pronounced here than in cities in the South. D) Free African Americans had no opportunities for advancement or economic prosperity.
During Reconstruction, African Americans __________
A) were able to become independent farmers B) lived in integrated urban societies C) lived in a divided society D) had no opportunity for schooling E) left the South in overwhelming numbers
At the arrival of Columbus, the Americas were inhabited by about __________ people
A) 2 to 4 million B) 5 to 6 million C) 60 to 70 million D) 200 to 250 million
Western Europe, excluding Ireland, developed "mass society" before Central and Eastern Europe.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)