Why did most rural students in the South attend school for six or fewer months per year?
A) Schools were only open six months per year.
B) Children were needed as workers on farms.
C) Most rural people did not value education.
D) Students had to pay a monthly tuition fee.
Answer: B
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Those who are drawn to the "paranoid style" in American politics see the shaping of world events as the work of
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Which statement about lynchings in the South in the 1890s is true?
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