In the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that
a. African Americans could be denied the right to vote.
b. segregation was always unconstitutional.
c. "separate but equal" public schools and facilities were constitutional under the "equal protection" clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
d. the Fourteenth Amendment protections of "equal protection" applied only to African Americans who could prove that an individual segregated black school or facility was unequal to comparable white public school or public facility.
e. African Americans born as slaves could not sue in federal court.
c
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Which of the following was most likely NOT a reason that the peoples who had been conquered by the Aztec were willing to become allies of the conquistadores?
A) They wanted vengeance against the Aztec. B) They were impressed with the god-like power of the conquistadores. C) They thought the conquistadores would free them. D) They hoped to acquire gold and other forms of wealth from the conquistadores. E) They believed the conquistadores would stop the human sacrifices.
The Spanish Inquisition tortured and killed Protestants who refused to convert
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Jesus has been referred to as "Christ" because he
a. multiplied the loaves and fishes. b. made the dead rise. c. was the anointed one. d. successfully endured temptation by the Devil. e. healed the sick.
All of the following differences existed between the British colonies and the Portuguese/Spanish colonies, EXCEPT:
a. More racial interbreeding occurred in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies. b. British colonists were far more numerous than Spanish colonists. c. The British colonists sought to escape European traditions, while Spanish/Portuguese sought to recreate it in the Americas. d. The British colonization began a full 100 years before the Spanish/Portuguese colonization.