Debunking the American Dream

Read this excerpt. The author begins the text with this paragraph most likely to

define the concept of race, in order to best understand the selection

The so-called Three-Fifths Compromise was an effort to

establish voting parity between the North and South, as the South's large enslaved population would increase its states' representation in elections

In this selection, the phrase "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" most closely means to

improve your position in life using your own effort and willpower

According to this selection, if income inequality continues to grow between the least and most wealthy Americans,

it could become even more challenging for individuals to move between rungs of the social ladder

The Fifteenth Amendment granted African American

men the right to vote. African American women would be able to vote by 1920, with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment

This selection is mainly about how

race and class are deeply affected by the legacy of slavery in America, and that has skewed Americans' potential for social mobility

In this sentence, the word "prosperous" most closely means

successful

The fact that Jim Crow laws persisted for nearly one hundred years suggests that

America has experienced much difficulty in separating itself from the legacy of slavery

Based on what you have read, you could say that indentured servitude is related to slavery in which way?

Indentured servitude is similar to slavery but with a time limit, after which a person becomes free

According to the author of this selection, rather than biology, which two of the following factors most deeply affect race?

1) history 2) society