In which Supreme Court decision did the Court uphold the policy of "separate but equal," which allowed racial discrimination?

A. Wabash v. Illinois
B. U.S. v. E.C. Knight Co.
C. Plessy v. Ferguson
D. Dred Scott v. Sandford


Answer: C. Plessy v. Ferguson

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a. the faith tax paid by non-Muslims living under Muslim power. b. a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca. c. the title of the military leader of the Islamic state. d. the flight of Muhammad and his followers to Medina. e. the acts of charity required by Islamic law.

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Benjamin Franklin was so successful because the dominant political party in the colony of Pennsylvania backed his newspaper, The Pennsylvania Gazette.

a. true b. false

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After 1865, an increasing number of Americans were

A) immigrants. B) reformers. C) abolitionists. D) capitalists. E) farmers.

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The oil industry became a huge business

a. with the building of kerosene-fueled electric generators. b. when the federal government granted a monopoly to Standard Oil. c. with the invention of the internal combustion engine. d. when diesel engines were perfected. e. when oil shipping tankers were constructed on a massive scale.

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