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| Bias in the treatment of a certain group of people |
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| The belief that one's race or religion is superior to all others |
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| A preconceived judgement about a group of people |
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| A fixed notion about a group of people that allows no room for individuality |
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| To oppress a group of people because of gender, race, creed, or religion. |
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| A person, group, or thing that bears the blame for the mistakes or crimes of others |
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| Which three religious groups came to America between 1600-1900, only to be mistreated? |
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a. The Mormons
b. The Baptists
c. The Catholics |
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| Why did the Irish come to American in the 1840s? |
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| There was a potato blight in Ireland that had left millions dead |
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| What were the working conditions for the Chinese while building the railroad? |
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| The work was very dangerous--There were large risks of collapses and explosions. |
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| What happened to the Lakota Sioux? |
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| Their land was signed away by the US government. They were also treated very poorly, and were the victims of the Wounded Knee Massacre. |
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| What had the Japanese become successful with in American in the early 1900s? |
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| What happened to Japanese-Americans when Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941? |
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| They were shipped of to concentration camps within America, where they were held for a duration of the war. |
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| What happened to Felix Longoria? |
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| He was killed while fighting for the US in WW2. When his body was returned home, his hometown refused to bury him in their cemetery because he was Mexican |
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| Where and when did the Constitutional Convention begin? |
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a. Philadelphia
b. May 14 to September 17, 1787 |
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