How Did Enlightenment Thought Affect African Americans in the 1760s

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Multiple Choice

How did Enlightenment thought affect African Americans in the 1760s and 1770s?

• A) African Americans were unaffected by Enlightenment thought, since they were not allowed to read and write.
• B) They began several coordinated, widespread violent rebellions in both the North and the South.
• C) They filed lawsuits in the North, escaped from the South, and protested in large numbers.
• D) Generally, large numbers of free blacks left for Africa in the late 1700s.

Understand the concept of the hidden curriculum and its implications for socialization and the reinforcement of societal norms.

Grasp the theoretical discussions surrounding the nature of power, authority, and governance in American society.

Understand the concept of essentialism and its implications for gender differences.

Recognize the impact of societal norms and medical practices on intersex individuals.

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