Consider the document that appears beneath the heading "Voices: Boston's Slaves Link Their Freedom to American Liberty" in Chapter 4 of the textbook. Why did black slaves send their petition to the Massachusetts General Court in 1773?
A) They wanted to fight in the War for American Independence.
B) They wanted to remain as slaves in agricultural North America.
C) They wanted to secure freedom and make a settlement in Africa.
D) They wanted to move to Canada in order to join the British military.
Answer: C
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a. atheists, because they did not acknowledge any supreme being or God b. agnostics, since they were unsure about the identity of the supreme being c. deists who believed in an ultimate being, or God, but not necessarily Christ d. pantheists who accepted a supreme being and spiritual forces in all living things
In February 1972, Nixon dramatically reversed previous American policy by visiting and establishing relations with
A) China. B) Albania. C) Libya. D) Cuba.
Which of the following made the cultivation of crops more difficult in Europe than in southwest Asia?
A) lack of forests B) lack of rain C) colder climate D) nomadic lifestyle
Why is the term "Native Americans" rejected by some historians and anthropologists?
A) because the term "Indian" was used first B) because the first people on the continent were actually Europeans C) because the first people on the continent were actually Africans D) because no human life was "native" to the Western Hemisphere