In the mid-1700s, slaves on southern plantations
A. had mostly all gained their freedom.
B. were about as likely to have been born in America as in Africa.
C. found little opportunity to create an African American culture.
D. were more likely to be recent arrivals from Africa.
Answer: B
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a. They built the first important Mesoamerican center around 6000 BCE, before the major centers of Egypt were established. b. In order to provide sufficient food, farmers cleared dense tropical rainforests to create arable fields. c. We are not certain what they called themselves; the name “Olmec,” meaning rubber people, was given to them by the Aztecs. d. The fields were near riverbanks, where silt deposited by floods created rich soil, resulting in a high yield, about twice that in the villages of the Mexican valleys.
The Republican Party of the 1850s took which of the following positions on slavery?
a. Residents of territories could decide on the basis of popular sovereignty whether to have slavery. b. Slavery could remain where it existed but should not be extended into territories or new states. c. The federal government should abolish slavery. d. The federal government should purchase slaves from their masters and relocate them to the west coast of Africa. e. Slavery was a state issue, and the federal government should play no role in its regulation.
Which of the following is true about the FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) in the United States?
a. It provides male and female employees with 4 months of leave following the birth or adoption of a child. b. It provides male and female employees with paid leave following the birth or adoption of a child. c. It covers about 60% of workers in the United States. d. It only covers 20% of workers in the United States.
Moses Mendelssohn brought Jewish philosophy into the Enlightenment with his ideas that _____________.
A. Judaism should be stripped of miracles and supernatural references to reflect the natural world B. all religion was fraudulent C. Jews should embrace their unique beliefs as the foundation of monotheism D. Yiddish should be the universal vernacular language of the Hebrew people E. None of these.