<span>The correct answer is C) The lynching of a Jewish businessman. </span><span> The lynching of a Jewish businessman </span><span>in </span>Marietta<span> by a group of armed men who had organized themselves as the Knights of Mary Phagan, resulted in anti-Semitic sentiments which together </span><span>with the ongoing racism fueled the Klan's resurgence.</span>
When the spanish learned of La Salle's colony, they launched a "search and destroy" expedition to find the intruder and prevent future French claims in New Spain