Which of the following could best explain the rise of "black capitalists" as stated in the above excerpt?

federal laws that prohibited discrimination in
private businesses

end of segregation policies in the South

the availability of new industrial technologies

government crackdown on the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacy groups

Use the passage to answer the question. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness . . –the declaration of independence which enlightenment thinker most directly influenced the notion expressed in this passage? thomas hobbes baron de montesquieu jacques bossuet john locke

The map shows information about river valley civilizations. which feature of this map best the reader determine the distance between two places?

In ohio in 1872, the cleveland massacre was a)a violent labor dispute at standard oil refineries in cleveland. b)a takeover by standard oil of the refineries in cleveland. c)an attempt to stop standard oil from becoming a monopoly. d)a failed attempt by standard oil to take over other refineries.