<u>Answer:</u> e. It succeeded in keeping out slavery.
Answer:
The correct answer is C) Schenck v. the United States (1919)
Explanation:
The Schenck v. the United States (1919) case has great importance in the history of the country. Two activists, Elizabeth Baer and Charles Schenck were writing against the military draft.
They even distributed pamphlets discouraging people from joining the military and promoted a rebellion against forceful draft.
They were charged under the Espionage Act of 1917. In their defense, they stated how they were only practicing their right to free speech.
However, the Judge did not rule in their favour stating that a free speech is not protected under the first Amendment if it creates a 'clear and present danger'
Answer:
D ( Native Americans were susceptible to European diseases and many died)
Unlike the States of the Union or a <u>Commonwealth (Union of several sovereign states)</u>, the US territories are considered as sub-national administrative divisions, this means that these territories are without sovereignty and thus they lack representation in Congress and are administered directly by the federal government.
These territories can be classified as incorporated or unincorporated as well as if they have an organized government or not.
It's important to make a note here since the US has 16 territories, <u>5 of which are inhabited and have a government (Guam, American Samoa, US Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico)</u> and <u>11 which are islands with no population or government.</u>
Just because slavery ended did not mean segregation, prejudice, and hate did. Many people did not like that they were granted these rights and segregated them, based on the "separate but equal" principle. The South is famous for its Jim Crow laws that segregated black Americans, but segregation existed everywhere. Groups such as the kkk formed, etc.
