Read the excerpt from "what to the slave is the fourth of july? ”

is it not astonishing that, while we are ploughing, planting, and reaping, using all kinds of mechanical tools, erecting houses, constructing bridges, building ships, working in metals of brass, iron, copper, silver and gold; that, while we are reading, writing and ciphering, acting as clerks, merchants and secretaries, having among us lawyers, doctors, ministers, poets, authors, editors, orators and teachers; that, while we are engaged in all manner of enterprises common to other men, digging gold in california, capturing the whale in the pacific, feeding sheep and cattle on the hill-side, living, moving, acting, thinking, planning, living in families as husbands, wives and children, and, above all, confessing and worshipping the christian’s god, and looking hopefully for life and immortality beyond the grave, we are called upon to prove that we are men!

based on the excerpt above, what was most likely true about this time in the nation’s history?

whaling was the most profitable industry for african americans.

ships were the primary means of transporting goods for african americans.

african americans were performing the same duties as others without the same rights.

more industries were created by african americans during this period than any other time in our nation’s history.

African Americans were performing the same duties as others without the same rights.

Explanation:

In this excerpt, Douglass presents a list of activities that African Americans participated in during these years. The list includes professions that were common at the time for all Americans, such as being a minister, a teacher or a builder. The effect of Douglass's words is to show how the personal lives of African Americans were no different to the lives of White Americans. Both groups were performing the same duties. However, they did not enjoy the same rights.

the captain of a steam ship naturally chooses the shortest route to his destination. since a sailing ship is usually pushed by winds and currents, its captain must find a route where the wind will probably blow in the right direction. tacking, i.e. using contrary wind to pull (sic) the sails, was always possible but wasted time because of the zigzagging required, and this would significantly delay long voyages. the early european explorers were not only looking for new lands. they also had to discover the pattern of winds and currents that would carry them where they wanted to go. during the age of sail winds and currents determined trade routes and therefore influenced european imperialism and modern political geography. for an outline to the main wind systems see global wind patterns.

pilotage or cabotage, in one sense, is the art of sailing along the coast using known landmarks. navigation, in one sense, is the art of sailing long distances out of sight of land.[1] although the polynesians were able to sail the pacific (with great difficulty) and people regularly sailed north and south across the mediterranean, before the time of columbus nearly all sailing was coastal pilotage

        it is some were in here? ///

slavery, abortion, donald trump, gay marriage, racial rights, immigration  

explanation:

anything that has been broth up to the supreme court is something of grate political divide   so just look as court cases