During the Nineteenth Century, the Sparks of Interest in Biological

question 63

Multiple Choice

During the nineteenth century, the sparks of interest in biological change over time were fanned into flames by the:

• A)discovery of Neandertal fossils in the 1800s.
• B)publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species .
• C)discovery of Australopithecus afarensis in the late 1800s.
• D)discovery of the Americas.
• E)witch craze period.

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Definitions:

Reconstruction

The period following the Civil War (1865-1877) during which the United States attempted to address the issues arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 states that had seceded.

Northern Investors

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Plessy V. Ferguson

A landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.

Segregated Facilities

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