In Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957,
a. Martin Luther King gave his famous "I Have a Dream Speech."
b. Rosa Parks refused to follow the rules of segregated public transportation.
c. the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was created.
d. federal troops ensured the safety of black students from angry white mobs.
ANS: d
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A) It was most common on cotton plantations. B) Slaveholders frequently set unrealistic expectations for slaves. C) It often gave slaves less freedom than the gang system did. D) Even after slaves accomplished their tasks, their time was not their own. E) Under this system, masters organized slaves into groups of twenty to twenty-five workers.
Which of the following was NOT acquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War?
a. the Philippines b. Guam c. Puerto Rico d. Midway Islands
Gustavus III of Sweden
A) established freedom of religion, speech, and press. B) instituted a repressive new code of justice that reinforced the use of torture. C) increased tariffs and tolls. D) won the wholehearted support of his nobles for his new policies. E) All of these are correct.
The Essex Junto was composed of extreme ________ of New England.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).