Plantation owners in America often argues that enslaves Africans were better off because they did not have the mental capacity to run their own lives. today, this seems both racist and idiotic. how could such racist beliefs flourish?
a. such beliefs justify social arrangements between dominant and minority groups that benefit those who accept them
b. people knew much less about world history then, so it seemed more plausible
c. people are, by nature, hostile and look to blame their problems on others
d. nineteenth-century science was not well developed, so no authority figures could debunk racist beliefs

Situation #2: imagine that you are a newspaper editor in columbus, oh in 1863. the civil war has been dragging on for more than two years already and shows no signs of ending soon. you are aware that many black males are willing to enlist in the union army but you fear that they may be mistreated and abused by the majority of soldiers on either side in this war. write a one-page letter (double spaced) editorial for tomorrow's edition of the newspaper. the topic is military service in the union army by free african american males. in your editorial, take a clear position for or against having black men join the fight. be sure to give reasons for whatever position you choose to take.

Which statement best describes evidence of a mulitcultural mix in east africa? a. because of what he learned during his pilgrimage to mecca, mansa musa was able to build a center of islamic scholarship. b. the traders of ghana brought back with them slaves from the mediterranean who taught the ghana rulers about christianity. c. clans were made up of lineages that were descendants of multiple ancestors from different regions of africa. d. swahili became a language made up of words spoken by traders along the coast of the indian ocean.

What is a capital crime? its not social studies but they don't have criminal justice