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Read the two passages from Sugar Changed the World. Knowing that their slaves were likely to die by the time they reached their thirties, Louisiana sugar planters were extremely selective—they bought only healthy-looking...
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Sara is researching colonial America for her US history class. Which text best matches her reading purpose? “Call Me Margaret,” an award-winning young adult historical fiction novel about a teenager living in colonial Am...
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Almost everyone knew that, card-carrying members or not, the Klan literally got away with , with the tacit permission and sometimes encouragement of Connor. And there were lots of Klansmen in town to carry out these desp...
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At which battle was Santa Anna captured and forced to recognize Texas's independence? Alamo Goliad San Jacinto Buena Vista
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Why were Joseph Smith and his followers unable to settle in Ohio, Illinois, or Missouri? They did not have the skills to create a thriving settlement. The Book of Mormon forbade permanent settlements. They did not have e...
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Jackson's Vice President who resigned to lead the fight for states' rights was: Sam Houston Martin Van Buren John Q. Adams John C. Calhoun
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Though Connor was commissioner of public safety, blacks knew that it wasn't their health and safety he intended to protect. And he certainly didn't put out their fires. Between the late 1940s and early 1960s, more than f...
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By the time Wash was in seventh grade, he’d skip school for weeks at a time. "My friends and I would go into the woods and build a campfire [or] walk down the railroad tracks,” he said. Sometimes he’d go to the colored l...
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Which of the following wanted government-built roads and canals?
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Which of these student responses to We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March is an example of a text-to-text connection? Wash’s determination reminds me of Bud’s effort in the book Bud, not Buddy. Wash’s determination...
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Then, in 1958, when he was nine, his mother got a job as a dental assistant – and a raise. At about the same time, Wash got a job, too. Six days a week for eight years, he woke up by four o'clock in the morning to delive...
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Which of the following is not true of the 1824 Presidential election? John Quincy Adams ran. Andrew Jackson ran. Andrew Jackson won. William Crawford ran.
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As a little boy, Wash spotted flashes of other worlds – neighborhoods where middle-class blacks like Audrey lived, and even fancier ones "over the mountain" in Mountain Brook, where his mother worked as a maid for a weal...
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The explorations of Francis Drake, James Cook, and George Vancouver gave _______ a claim to Oregon. England Canada Spain France
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Which of these student responses to We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March is an example of a text-to-self connection? The building reminds me of Colonial America, because families lived in small homes. The building...
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Which state declared that it would not obey the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 and issued an ordinance to that effect? South Carolina Connecticut Virginia Maryland
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Which of these student responses to We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March is an example of a text-to-text connection? Wash’s school reminds me of my strict camp counselors. Wash’s school reminds me of US Marine Corp...
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Which of these student responses to We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March is an example of a text-to-self connection? Wash’s mom reminds me of Harriet Tubman and other women who fought for freedom. Wash’s mom remind...
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The inventor of the cotton gin was: Samuel Slater Robert Fulton Eli Whitney Samuel Morse
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The first textile factory in the United States was started by: Eli Whitney John Q. Adams Moses Austin Samuel Slater
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if the DNA strand has the bases: TCC and AGT, what would the mRNA bases be?
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Which of the following is false concerning the Erie Canal? DeWitt Clinton organized it started canal era increased shipping costs made New York City a leading commercial center
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Why did the North oppose selling western lands at low prices? It was concerned that it would lead to lower tariffs. It was afraid workers needed for factories would move west. It was afraid that it would increase industr...
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By the 1850s, the South was totally committed to a society based on cotton and slavery. True False
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General Scott's capture of Mexico City ended the Mexican War. True False
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