<h2>Answer: New Jersey
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The thirteen original British colonies that made up the United States were: Virginia, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Delaware, North Carolina, New Jersey, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Georgia.
However, the lands of New Jersey were first claimed by the Dutch as the <em>Dutch colony of New Netherlands</em>, but were later ruled by the English after the surrender of the Amsterdam fortress in 1664.
The correct answer is D.) Court clerks refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
The definition of grassroots activism is a movement that is born out of the personal convictions of an individual or a group of individuals about a particular issue and that is not originated in the will of an established political movement or leader (s). It is considered that a grassroots movement is spontaneously created by the will of ordinary citizens who want to make their voices hear about a particular issue and although its later stages may involve participation of political groups or leaders, the initiative for its inception was the concerns of ordinary citizens. This answer is a direct reference to the case of Sandra Davis, a Kentucky country Clerk that refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses due to her own personal convictions and in the name of "religious liberty". Her initiative was purely personal and was not the result of organized political efforts.
Answer:
b) between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Explanation:
The Fertile Crescent was the land location: "between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers."
Fertile Crescent is characterized by its rich and fertile farmland located in Mesopotamia which is around present-day Iraq, Kuwait, Turkey, and Syria.
It is located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and is known as the motherland of the Sumerian and Babylonian Civilizations.
Hence, in this case, the correct answer to the question is Option B "between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers"
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