Author Question: Why are Richard Allen and Absalom Jones important in African-American history? A) They were the ... (Read 221 times)

dmcintosh · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

Why are Richard Allen and Absalom Jones important in African-American history?

A) They were the first black men to speak for women's rights.
B) They led the formation of the first independent black church.
C) They were the first black men elected to the United States Senate.
D) They pressed for blacks to assimilate to white society and reject Africa.

Question 2

Why did blacks form separate institutions after the American Revolution?

A) They wanted to create a social foundation that would eventually enable them to move back to Africa.
B) They wanted to separate from the United States and form another country.
C) There was a larger free black community in northern cities after the Revolution.
D) Many blacks wanted their children to grow up without seeing white people at all.