What were the terms of the Civil Rights Act of 1875? Why was it passed?
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
The ideal answer should:
1. Define the terms of the act: it banned public discrimination based on race.
2. Note the limitations of the act: bans on schools, cemeteries, and churches were dropped.
3. Note that the Act was not enforced and was declared unconstitutional in 1883.
4. Explain that the Act was passed largely as a memorial to the late Senator Charles Sumner, an abolitionist who had championed radical reconstruction.
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Why did the federal government during the late nineteenth century tend to ignore the social consequences of industrialization?
A) Local party bosses refused federal government assistance. B) Congressmen believed only the president had the constitutional authority to regulate societal issues. C) Americans believed that volunteer Christian organizations should take care of societal problems. D) Most American leaders, regardless of party, believed in the laissez-faire doctrine and did not support a large governmental role in the economy. E) Most leaders believed in communism's focus on individual decision making and not government directed policy.
In the late 1500s the Kongo kingdom was
a. shattered by internal wars and rebellions linked to the slave trade. b. the strongest state in sub-Saharan Africa. c. the new center of Islamic culture in central Africa. d. the first indigenous state to successfully defeat a European army.
How did the Romans worship their gods and goddesses, and for what purposes?
What will be an ideal response?
Despite their exclusion from public affairs, Athenian women
A. could hold large amounts of land and wealth. B. participated in the Athenian economy and many religious ceremonies. C. had a great deal of control over their marriage prospects. D. could serve as judges and jurors in trials.