The bloodiest act of violence during Reconstruction took place in ________ in 1873, where armed whites killed hundreds of former slaves, including fifty militia members who had surrendered.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Colfax, Louisiana,
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The doctrine of Manifest Destiny
A. developed in the 1820s as a popular response to the Monroe Doctrine. B. was used to recruit Americans to migrate to Texas to protect slavery and U.S. interests. C. was used to justify U.S. expansion throughout the continent. D. developed in the 1830s as a southern and western reaction against evangelical millennialism.
What was the outcome of the Algerian War?
A) Algeria became an independent country. B) Algeria was absorbed into the French Empire. C) The Afrikaners gained control of Algeria. D) The Pieds-Noirs gained control of Algeria.
Why did a riot erupt in Houston in 1917?
A) Houston police killed a small black child. B) Houston police raped a young black woman. C) Black soldiers were angry at the racism of the police in the segregated city. D) Blacks in the city burned city hall in an attempt to protest discrimination.
In the 1870s, the Supreme Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment a. made discrimination against African Americans unconstitutional and illegal. b. placed no restrictions on state governments. c. only protected citizens' rights against infringement by state governments, and did not apply to the actions ofindividuals or private businesses
d. restricted only the actions of state governments.