What was the purpose of "stay laws"?
A) to force blacks to stay in one place, rather than migrate elsewhere
B) to assist blacks by prohibiting state authorities from taking property
C) to reduce black political power in the state of Tennessee
D) to expand the prison system of the South
Answer: B
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A. cities in the East began to show signs of overcrowding. B. the expansion of the railroad. C. the Civil War. D. the discovery of abundant mineral deposits.
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A. because humans need a spiritual connection with the natural world. B. because American democracy flourishes when the land is plentiful and healthy. C. because it was divinely created. D. because humans need to maintain the interrelated balance of life. E. for its beauty.
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A) American brides had engaged in premarital sex. B) Americans were non-Protestant. C) Americans lived in cities and towns. D) African Americans lived in the North.
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A. the French initially had little trouble neutralizing the German attack. B. the Soviet Union declared war on Germany. C. Belgium rallied to the French cause. D. France's forces were quickly overcome. E. Britain refused to support its ally France.