Long after the United States abolished slavery in 1865, Black Americans still face systemic racism. There are several events in American history that point to the lasting impact of slavery and the Tulsa Race Massacre is an important one for students to learn about. Unfortunately, Oklahoma is the only state that requires the teaching of this devastating historical event in public schools, and the official legislation to make the curriculum universal across the state only began this year.
It would be "local government" that collects sales taxes, along with many of the other smaller taxes that are collected on a daily basis and that are often included in sale pricing.
You're offended, the attacks on the church made by martin luther, john calvin, and henry viii were all negative towards the church and they pointed out the problems the church was faint at the time. You could be offended, defensive, angry, frustrated, any of these.
Immigrants desired to come to the United States in order to obtain better job opportunities, and escape ongoing wars in their homeland. (Might not be the best, just kinda thought of it on the spot)
A kiva is a room used by Puebloans for religious rituals and political meetings, many of them associated with the kachina belief system. Among the modern Hopi and most other Pueblo people, kivas are square-walled and underground, and are used for spiritual ceremonies
-From Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiva