Which of the following statements about “lynch law” is LEAST accurate?
a. Although it was especially prevalent in the South, lynching was also a problem in the Midwest.
b. Most lynchings were justified on the ground that the murdered men had raped or threatened to rape white women.
c. Many more persons were lynched in the last fifteen years of the nineteenth century than in the first fifteen years of the twentieth century, but the tallies in both periods numbered more than a thousand.
d. Lynching was notably more common in the Deep South than it was in the Upper South or the Southwest.
b. Most lynchings were justified on the ground that the murdered men had raped or threatened to rape white women.
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What will be an ideal response?
The book's excerpt from Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi describes
A) life on a cotton plantation in the American South. B) the first American railroads. C) the American Civil War's impact on those living along the Mississippi. D) the impact of steamboats on a town located on the Mississippi. E) political struggles in small town America during the nineteenth century.
The spoiler third-party candidate for president in 1968 was
a. Nelson Rockefeller. b. Hubert H. Humphrey. c. Eugene McCarthy. d. George Wallace. e. Curtis LeMay.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The finding that women smile more than men is consistent across culture. 2. In Eastern cultures too much eye contact can signify disrespect. 3. During interactions girls and women tend to touch more and report greater comfort with being touched. 4. People can accurately identify someone’s sex just by seeing their gait (how they walk). 5. In general, sex differences in nonverbal behaviors are fairly consistent with gender role stereotypes and expectations.