Which of the Following Was a Challenge That America Faced

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a challenge that America faced in the era of the Revolution?

• A) a predominantly urban population
• B) a drawn-out, ongoing war with the Indians in the Mid-Atlantic
• C) the fact that literacy rates and property ownership among white citizens were low
• D) the strength of local, as opposed to national, loyalties
• E) a series of fierce and bloody slave uprisings

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