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Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. As a result, restrictive Jim Crow legislation and separate public accommodations based on race became commonplace / Plessy v. Ferguson strengthened racial segregation in public accommodations and services throughout the United States and ensured its continuation for more than half a century by giving it constitutional sanction
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Squanto was important because he was friends with the Pilgrims. He helped the Pilgrims by leading them through forests so they could hunt. Sir Ferdinando Gorges was a slave taker. Squanto was taken by Sir Gorges for slavery in Spain, but they became friends because Sir Gorges taught Squanto English. Eventually, Squanto escaped and went to England. When he returned to New England in 1619 as pilot for an English sea captain, he escaped and discovered that his people had been destroyed by a disease.
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C. Much of India's present-day society was based on the Aryan civilization.
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This passage provides us with the information on <u>the Aryan civilization</u>. But not only that: it accounts on its long-term influence as well.
<em>They spoke a language called Sanskrit, which became the basis of many modern South Asian languages.</em>
The author tells us what language the Aryans spoke. But he lets us also know that the <u>Sanskrit language represents the base for modern South Asian language.</u>
<em>The Vedas were also influential in the development of Hinduism, which is one of the world's oldest religions.</em>
The Vedas represent religious Aryan texts and it is also mentioned that they <u>played an important role in the development of Hinduism, which is a major religion in India.</u>
<em>These two sentences illustrate the influence the Aryan civilization had on modern day India</em>, and therefore, support our choice!
