Author Question: This brief biography of the African American poet Phillis Wheatley, which was published by the ... (Read 77 times)

xroflmao · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The fact that the church building shown on the right in the freedmen's community of Trent, North Carolina, also served as a school and meetinghouse reflects that __________.

A) many freedmen communities lacked adequate supplies for building different structures
B) religion played a minimal role in the lives of many freedmen
C) freedmen did not have the capacity to establish their own institutions
D) black churches addressed freedmen's spiritual and social needs

Question 2

The title of Robert Altman's photograph Holding Together refers to the hippies' __________.

A) fortitude as expressed by the setting in the wilderness
B) strength in numbers as expressed by size of the gathering
C) commitment to civil rights as expressed by their raised hands
D) harmony as expressed by their joined hands

Question 3

Why did the Confederation Congress have trouble meeting its financial obligations needed to fund government business?

A) It did not have the power to levy taxes.
B) It could not print currency.
C) It had no authority to make laws.
D) It was dominated by poorly educated representatives.

Question 4

Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge, Republican presidents during most of the 1920s, __________.

A) openly supported business interests
B) used their power to directly aid the ailing farm economy
C) pursued programs that effected social reform
D) avoided implication in political scandals

Question 5

This brief biography of the African American poet Phillis Wheatley, which was published by the Boston Tract Society, was mainly done to __________.

A) instill pride in African American students by focusing on black achievements
B) teach both white and black students about prominent African Americans
C) show Southern black children that slavery was beneficial
D) demonstrate that women also played an important role in history