The plaintiff in the case, was seven-eighths white and one-eighth black, and had the appearance of a white man. On June 7, 1892, he purchased a first-class ticket for a trip between New Orleans and Covington, La., and took possession of a vacant seat in a white-only car. Duly arrested and imprisoned, Plessy was brought to trial in a New Orleans court and convicted of violating the 1890 law. He then filed a petition against the judge in that trial, Hon. John H. Ferguson, at the Louisiana Supreme Court, arguing that the segregation law violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which forbids states from denying "to any person within their jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws," as well as the Thirteenth Amendment, which banned slavery.
Answer:
A. Russ posts an advertisement on his website
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While the Chesapeake and New England colonies were founded for the same reasons, economic and religious opportunities the colonies developed differently, including the type of relationship they had with American Indians. Conflicts throughout Europe during the late 1500s brought turmoil to the citizens. People were in search of religious freedom and economic opportunities. New England was founded and formed from English settlers in hopes for change creating opportunities as the land was available, plenty of jobs for skilled and unskilled workers and economic opportunities. The economic opportunities in New England due to the rough and rocky terrain were in shipbuilding, fishing and whaling and manufacturing.
Explanation:
While religious freedom brought many settlers to each colony, the communities that formed followed their views of religion. New England brought in Puritans who followed an active moral code. Settlers supported the ideas of good citizenship, communities and believed in church laws and having town meetings.
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B
Explanation:
the practice of selling serfs without land had become commonplace meaning it was an usual thing so that whole statement is wrong making it false
