In response to the violence encountered by the Freedom Riders in Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama, President Kennedy __________________.
A. sent federal marshals to Alabama to protect them, but allowed them to be arrested in Mississippi
B. chastised those involved for engaging in civil disobedience
C. provided them with military escorts for the rest of their journey
D. took no action
Answer: A
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A) the creative freedom of the artist. B) the conflict between art and the marketplace. C) the disappearance of the American countryside. D) pastoral peace undisturbed by industrialization.
Which of the following was included in the aging Henry Clay's proposed compromise package to "escape from crisis"?
A. abolition of the federal fugitive slave law B. abolition of the slave trade in Washington, D.C. C. admission of Texas as a free state D. admission of California as a slave state
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A. generally weakened the position of women in society. B. was to dismantle the patriarchal legal system. C. was minimal and short-term. D. was to end the traditional cultural concepts of the female role in society. E. led some women to question their position in society.
The Compromise of 1877 was the result of a __________
a) contested presidential election b) financial crisis c) foreign invasion d) religious dispute