The principle of the Three-Fifths Compromise was that
A) amendments could be made in the Constitution with the consent of three-fifths of the states.
B) three-fifths of the members of the House and of the Senate needed to approve all important bills in Congress.
C) treaties could be ratified only by a three-fifths majority of the Senators.
D) three-fifths of the slaves would be counted in determining each state's representation and share of direct federal taxes.
D
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a. found segregation and discrimination similar to civilian life b. were treated as equals and given opportunities for advancements c. had little opportunity to distinguish themselves in battle d. were able to pressure the government for civil rights reforms e. were never allowed command positions
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a) reflected a willingness for new immigrants to work at lower-paying jobs b) indicated that Americans reacted because of biases as well as concern about loss of jobs c) suggested that most Americans still believed in open immigration of all races and nationalities d) was unmitigated and often violent hostility
Which of the following groups of blacks did NOT compose the Catholic population of Baltimore and New Orleans?
A) former slaves B) abolitionists from Boston C) Haitian refugees D) new converts
When plantation worker Fannie Lou Hamer tried to register to vote, she lost her job and her home and was __________
A) attacked by a white mob outside of her county courthouse B) run out of the state of Mississippi C) severely beaten in jail D) kidnapped by the Ku Klux Klan