Which of the Following Is Not True About Leisure in Antebellum

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true about leisure in antebellum urban America?

• A) Professional sports like horse-racing and boxing attracted large crowds.
• B) Towns routinely constructed theaters early in their development where they featured Shakespeare plays, among others.
• C) Residents gathered and socialized in small taverns.
• D) Men and women mixed and mingled in urban theaters.
• E) Minstrel shows, which ridiculed African Americans, were a form of rural comedy theater performed predominately in the South.

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