Baldwin’s main point is that
white americans are all hostile oppressors of black culture
black americans developed their dialect in honor of their african ancestors
black english is a separate language, not a dialect of american english.
the slave trade forced blacks to develop a secret language, which survives as black english

Identify the inappropriate shift or inconsistency of verb mood in this sentence. he was fond of his little sister, and if you have a loveable sibling you would feel the same thing yourself. a. from imperative to indicative b. from conditional to imperative c. from indicative to conditional d. from interrogative to subjunctive

In the mid-1800s, native americans who had lived in the westtraded their manufactured goods with settlers.were able to resist diseases carried by settlers.offered their services as guides to settlers.prevented settlers from moving onto their territory.

(1) which of these statements best describes the views of nativists in the late 1800s? a)they believed that immigrants were inferior to individuals born in the united states. b)they believed that more people should immigrate to the united states and assimilate into american culture. c)they believed that no one should be allowed to immigrate to the united states. d)they believed that immigrants had a responsibility to bring their own cultures to the united states. (2)which of the following best describes tenements in new york city in the early 1900s? a) crowded and unsanitary apartment buildings where two-thirds of the city's population lived b) crowded and unsanitary apartment buildings where a small portion of the city's population lived c) dark and crowded homes outside the city where the majority of city workers lived d) dark and crowded homes outside the city where immigrants lived for a short time after arriving in america 3) during the 1800s, nativists promoted the idea that immigrants contributed to unemployment a) taking jobs back to their native countries. b) blocking american workers from applying for jobs. c) competing for jobs that they believed should go to people born in america. d) forcing or intimidating employers into hiring them. 4) which law required immigrants to be able to read and write? a) the chinese exclusion act b) the immigration act of 1917 c) the emergency quota act d) the johnson-reed immigration act