All of the following are true of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision EXCEPT that
A) the Supreme Court argued that the Fourteenth Amendment did not establish full racial equality.
B) the Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled against Homer A. Plessy.
C) the decision established the doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal."
D) the ruling became the legal basis for racial segregation laws across the South.
E) the decision stood until it was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
B
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Which of the following provides the best working definition of the ancien régime, or the “old system”?
a) the continuity of daily life and culture that had endured since Classical times, expressing itself through reverence for tradition and social hierarchy b) the tendency of guilds and noblemen to insist on their rights and privileges, regardless of the cost to others Consider This: What stayed the same regardless of the coming of the Renaissance, Reformation, and printing press? See 1.1.1: The Tenacious Old Ways. c) the generally superstitious nature and intolerant behavior of medieval peasants Consider This: What stayed the same regardless of the coming of the Renaissance, Reformation, and printing press? See 1.1.1: The Tenacious Old Ways. d) the manner in which sophisticated city dwellers adopted new ways of cultural expression What stayed the same regardless of the coming of the Renaissance, Reformation, and printing press? See 1.1.1: The Tenacious Old Ways.
What did black women without status or education do in the abolitionist movement?
A) Black women without status or education had no opportunity to oppose slavery in public. B) Black women without status or education could harbor fugitives or even buy relatives. C) Black women without status or education could write letters to the editors of their newspapers expressing their views. D) Black women without status or education could vote against pro-slavery politicians.
The first colony organized around slave labor was Portugal's
A) Madeira. B) Brazil. C) Angola. D) Gao.
What development is considered to be one of the most important Chinese contributions to civilization?
a. Gunpowder. b. Legalism. c. Paper. d. Universities. e. Literature.