The indigo plant, which _____________, contributed to a booming economy in South Carolina starting in the 1740s.

a. Was processed into a dye
b. Became a food source comparable to rice
c. Could be dried and smoked as an alternative to tobacco
d. Was unknown until it was discovered in the Americas


a. Was processed into a dye

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Which of the following symbolized southern resistance to Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in the 1950s?

a)  Little Rock’s Central High School b)  Fair Employment Practices Committee c)  Plessy v. Ferguson d)  Montgomery bus boycott

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What was one of the effects of the Great Awakening in America?

A) reunification of the colonial churches that had been divided by the Enlightenment B) declining respect for established authority C) renewed respect for the learned clergy D) lowered toleration of dissenting views

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According to Zen, enlightenment was to be obtained through all of the following methods except

a. a regimen of physical labor and meditation. b. active application of ideas channeled into popular uprisings. c. direct intuition into ones own Buddha nature. d. active engagement with unanswerable questions.

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Matthew, a 55-year-old, and Damon, a 33-year-old, applied for a job. In spite of Matthew having more experience than Damon, the management decided to hire Damon because he was younger. This form of discrimination is referred to as

A. adultism. B. ageism. C. rankism. D. age stratification.

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