Match the Person or Term with the with the Correct

question 99

Multiple Choice

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
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• A)principles of religious toleration
• B)believed the spirit of God dwelled in all persons
• C)gave five to seven years of service for passage to America
• D)first elected assembly in colonial America
• E)charter company that established Jamestown
• F)first written frame of government in British America
• G)a religious compromise for the descendants of the Great Migration
• H)primary crop of the Chesapeake colonies
• I)argued that the Church of England was still too Catholic
• J)granted fifty acres to anyone who paid his own passage
• K)a political movement favoring expanded liberties
• L)written in 1215,this document was said to embody English freedom

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Definitions:

African American Voting

The participation of African American citizens in the electoral process, historically significant due to past barriers to voting rights and ongoing efforts to ensure equal access to the ballot.

Post-Civil War

The period following the American Civil War, marked by reconstruction efforts, societal transformation, and attempts to address the rights of formerly enslaved individuals.

Stonewall Riots

A series of spontaneous demonstrations in 1969 by members of the gay community in response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, marking a critical turning point in the LGBT rights movement.

Gay Rights

The civil rights, protections, and legal recognition pushed for and afforded to individuals who identify as homosexual, aimed at ensuring equality.