Which of the Following Statements Related to Ethnicity Was True

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements related to ethnicity was true in California in the 1850s?

• A) Thousands of Indian children were declared orphans and treated as slaves.
• B) The state recognized more than 15,000 African-Americans as slaves of whites who had moved there.
• C) Men of all backgrounds,except those from China,were allowed to vote and serve on juries.
• D) Indian communities prospered by renting land and selling supplies to gold miners.
• E) Wealthy Mexican landowners dominated the new state government and would do so until the 1880s.

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