Who won the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP for his decision to resign from his post as civilian aide to the Secretary of War rather than continue to provide service to a Jim Crow military?

a. Lester Granger
b. William Hastie
c. Carlton Moss
d. Ted Poston


b. William Hastie

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The steam engine was initially conceived and built by:

A. Thomas Savery. B. James Watt. C. Thomas Newcomen. D. Robert Morse

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The Galesburg, Illinois, congregation and various reform groups realized their communities would have to support the government with:

A) propaganda efforts. B) supplies and assistance. C) ministers. D) uniforms.

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Which of the following characterized the railroads before the Civil War?

a)  They were designed more to protect local interests. b)  Large railroad companies absorbed small railroad companies. c)  Railroads adopted standard schedules, signals, and equipment. d)  The majority of railroads extended more than 50 miles.

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The Treaty of Greenville resulted in all of the following events EXCEPT

A) it established Indian land reserves while ceding most of the remaining lands to white settlers. B) it represented the end of Indian control of the Florida region. C) it represented the end of the Indian Wars in the Ohio region. D) it quickly led to efforts to survey settlements and create local governments in the Northwest Territory.

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