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TRIVIA:
In 1859, near Titusville, PA, which of the following events took place?
a. The President of the US was shot
b. Chief Sitting Bull led his people on a journey that lasted 2,200 miles.
c. The Pony Express opened for business
d. William Smith struck oil in America
7th:
Read the statements below and determine who or what is “speaking.”
1. “In 1793 I invented a machine that pulls cotton seeds away from the plant’s fibers. Who am I?”
2. “I was the owner of the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia. Who am I?”
3. “We were farmers who held more than 20 slaves. Who are we?”
4. “I was the South’s primary food crop. What am I?”
8th:
In each of the following pairs of sentences, choose the sentence that is TRUE.
1.
a. The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson established the “separatebut-equal” doctrine, which allowed for segregated schools.
b. The Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education established the “separate-but-equal” doctrine, which allowed for segregated schools.
2.
a. Most schools in the United States became desegregated immediately after the Supreme Court’s order in 1955.
b. Most schools in the United States were slow to desegregate after the Supreme Court’s order in 1955.
3.
a. The Little Rock Nine were nine students who led a sit-in.
b. The Little Rock Nine were nine students who integrated into a high school in Little Rock, Arkansas.
TRIVIA:
In 1859, near Titusville, PA, which of the following events took place?
a. The President of the US was shot
b. Chief Sitting Bull led his people on a journey that lasted 2,200 miles.
c. The Pony Express opened for business
d. William Smith struck oil in America
7th:
Read the statements below and determine who or what is “speaking.”
1. “In 1793 I invented a machine that pulls cotton seeds away from the plant’s fibers. Who am I?”
2. “I was the owner of the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia. Who am I?”
3. “We were farmers who held more than 20 slaves. Who are we?”
4. “I was the South’s primary food crop. What am I?”
8th:
In each of the following pairs of sentences, choose the sentence that is TRUE.
1.
a. The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson established the “separatebut-equal” doctrine, which allowed for segregated schools.
b. The Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education established the “separate-but-equal” doctrine, which allowed for segregated schools.
2.
a. Most schools in the United States became desegregated immediately after the Supreme Court’s order in 1955.
b. Most schools in the United States were slow to desegregate after the Supreme Court’s order in 1955.
3.
a. The Little Rock Nine were nine students who led a sit-in.
b. The Little Rock Nine were nine students who integrated into a high school in Little Rock, Arkansas.
