A landmark case on the legality of segregation derived from a challenge by __________ to a state law requiring segregated travel accommodations
a) Homer Plessy
b) Denmark Vesey
c) Louis Martinet
d) John Marshall Harlan
Answer: a
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A) Byzantium B) Constantinople C) Alexandria D) Ravenna E) Nicaea
What did the Portuguese hope to achieve by opening a sea-route to India?
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