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Which President served two non-consecutive terms? (US Government) - Answer- Grover Cleveland - served as 22nd and 24th President The Warren Commission was established for what purpose? (US Government) - Answer- It served as the investigation unit for JFK's assassination - Established in 29, 1963 by Lyndon B. Johnson The Scopes Trial centered on what? (US Government) - Answer- Teaching the topic of Evolution in schools - The Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case in 1925 in whic...

Exam (elaborations) Grand Canyon University <> HIS 144 Quiz 2 (all answered) At the "Scopes Monkey Trial," famous defense lawyer Clarence Darrow volunteered to defend science teacher John Scopes, who was arrested for teaching evolution. Scopes was accused of breaking the law by teaching that man had descended directly from Adam. William Jennings Bryan came to Tennessee to... [Show more]

Yazoo Lands - Answer The sparsely-populated central and western areas of the US state of GA, when its western border stretched to the Mississippi River. James Jackson - Answer October 18, 1819 - January 13, 1887. It was a US representative from GA, a judge advocate American Civil War, and a chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He nullified the yazoo sale and destructed records connected with the state. Later the Yazoo lands was given to the Federal Goverment. Iroquois League - An...

FSOT questions and answers latest updateVirginia Plan Compromise written to favor larger states where representation would be based on population New Jersey Plan favored a large centralized government where each state would receive equal representation (one vote). Great Compromise (Sherman Compromise AKA Connecticut Compromise) agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention regarding representation. Later led to Article 5 of the Constitution ...

Palmer Raids A 1920 operation coordinated by Attorney General Mitchel Palmer in which federal marshals raided the homes of suspected radicals and the headquarters of radical organization in 32 cities Red Scare Shortly after the end of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, the Red Scare took hold in the United States. A nationwide fear of communists, socialists, anarchists, and other dissidents suddenly grabbed the American psyche in 1919 following a series of anarchist bom...

At the "Scopes Monkey Trial," famous defense lawyer Clarence Darrow volunteered to defend science teacher John Scopes, who was arrested for teaching evolution. Scopes was accused of breaking the law by teaching that man had descended directly from Adam. William Jennings Bryan came to Tennessee to assist Darrow in the defense of Scopes. Scopes was convicted and fined $1,000, but the ACLU was successful in overturning the law prohibiting teaching evolution. the people of Tennessee complet...

Which President served two non-consecutive terms? (US Government) Grover Cleveland - served as 22nd and 24th President The Warren Commission was established for what purpose? (US Government) It served as the investigation unit for JFK's assassination - Established in 29, 1963 by Lyndon B. Johnson 00:53 01:10 The Scopes Trial centered on what? (US Government) Teaching the topic of Evolution in schools - The Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case in 1925 in which ...

Yazoo Lands The sparsely-populated central and western areas of the US state of GA, when its western border stretched to the Mississippi River. James Jackson October 18, 1819 - January 13, 1887. It was a US representative from GA, a judge advocate American Civil War, and a chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He nullified the yazoo sale and destructed records connected with the state. Later the Yazoo lands was given to the Federal Goverment. Iroquois League Known as th...

HIS 144 Quiz 2 At the "Scopes Monkey Trial," famous defense lawyer Clarence Darrow volunteered to defend science teacher John Scopes, who was arrested for teaching evolution. Scopes was accused of breaking the law by teaching that man had descended directly from Adam. William Jennings Bryan came to...

US History II UNIT 2 CHALLENGE 3 HIST 105 US History II UNIT 2 CHALLENGE 3: The Roaring '20s & the Great Depression: 1920-1932 What was the focus of many of the trends and styles embraced by the "New Generation" during the Roaring '20s? a.) The role of transportation b.) The role of music c.) The role of women d.) The role of men What did the Harlem Renaissance, the "New Negro" movement and Pan-Africanism all have in common? a.) They were the result of the desegregation of the milita...