In 1872 Mississippi legislators used the 1862 federal Morrill Land-Grant Act, which provided states with funds for agricultural colleges, to found the first historically black state university: Alcorn A&M College
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: TRUE
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a. the formation of permanent political parties. b. Hamilton's dismissal from the cabinet by George Washington. c. politics drifting too far out of kilter with the wishes of the people. d. the rejection of Hamilton's plan by Washington. e. their dismissal from the cabinet of George Washington.
The Muslim rule over conquered peoples involved
a. All males being executed. b. Younger females being sold into slavery or forced into harems. c. Muslim families forcibly settled on conquered lands. d. A tax system based on religion and conversion. e. Forced conversion.
The first serious threat to the Red Army during the Russian Civil War came from a. White army factions in Siberia
b. Peasantry refusing to supply the Red Army after the Treaty of Brest Litovsk. c. German forces seeking to mobilize through Bulgaria. d. the last ditch attempt by the Ottoman Empire to maintain control in the Caucauses region. e. Allied troops working against the Bolsheviks to bring the Russians back to World War I.
Pueblo Indians were descendants of which of the following?
A) ?Chaco B) ?Anasazi C) ?Hopi D) ?Aztecs E) ?Zuni