What was life like in a California mining camp in the early 1850s? Who lived there? What happened to most of the independent miners who lived in mining camps?
What will be an ideal response?
Key Points: single men; racial diversity; changing nature of mining
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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s approach to the problems of African Americans was that they should
A) organize local vigilante groups to respond to white violence. B) submit to white supremacy for the time being. C) advocate "Black Power" and refuse to cooperate with white liberals. D) protest discrimination by nonviolent, direct action.
Many people in South Carolina were upset with high federal tariffs because they believe it led to:
By the 1890s, immigrants made up significant percentage of some of the country's largest?
a. plantations b. farms c. cities d. suburbs
Which nation did Austria-Hungary hold responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
A) Germany B) Serbia C) France D) Russia E) Britain