It passed by a very narrow margin but eventually was signed into law. The Civil Rights Act ended discrimination<span>/segregation in </span>employment<span>, promotions, firing, voter registration, usage of </span>federal<span> funds, and public places based on </span>race<span> or </span>sex<span>.</span>
American independence was inevitable, but victory in the American Revolution was not. The American colonies were filling up quickly and building a distinctly American culture. After the French were expelled from the West and Canada, the American colonists did not “need” the British any more.
