Author Question: During the 1970s and 1980s, this ethnic group constituted America's fastest-growing minority. a. ... (Read 59 times)

tiffannnnyyyyyy · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

What were the most effective ways of mobilizing people to support the resistance to British policies?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

During the 1970s and 1980s, this ethnic group constituted America's fastest-growing minority.

a. African Americans
b. Asian Americans
c. Latinos
d. Native Americans

Eunice618 · **Reply #1 on:** Sep 12, 2019

Answer 1

ANSWER: Good essays will note that common people had to be incorporated into the movement for independence. Without sufficient popular support, the British could overwhelm American elites. Students should note instances of lower-class mobilization in the attacks on property in the Stamp Act resistance and in enforcing the various boycotts. People were mobilized by groups like the Sons of Liberty and the Daughters of Liberty. The most effective means of mobilization was in Tom Paine's Common Sense, which mobilized people by appealing to them in a direct form of language and by attacking the king directly.

Answer 2

c