The delegate from the parish of Catahoula opposes unqualifiedly the [separate] secession of Louisiana from the federal Union, and asks leave to place upon the records of the convention his reasons for that opposition.

–“A Protest against the Ordinance of Secession,”
James G. Taliaferro

What is the purpose of this broadside?

to argue against secession from the Union
to argue for secession from the Union
to call for a convention to discuss secession
to oppose the delegate from Catahoula

Answer:

to argue against secession from the Union

Explanation:

Edge 2021

Governor _____ of Virginia arrived in 1610 with enough settlers and supplies to save the Colony from destruction by disease and famine.

Answer the following questions in complete sentences using evidence from the text to support your answers.

1. What can we tell about how Monique and her mother are feeling about the Nazi soldiers?

2. What does Monique’s mother say when Monique tells her about the ghost? Do you think she’s telling the truth?

3. Who is the ghost? What surprising thing does Monique learn about her mother?

4. What does the Nazi soldier do to the butterfly? How does this make Monique fearful for her new friend Sevrine?

5. What does Monique bring to Sevrine for their midnight parties? What is the importance of each item?

6. Why does Sevrine want to let the beautiful papillon (butterfly) go?

WHAT IS PROJECT SHADOW SOMEBODY ACTIVATED IT

I know too that it is a maxim [principle] with us, and I think a wise one, not to entagle ourselves with the affairs' of Europe...

--Thomas Jefferson, 1787



Which Document echoes the advice given by Thomas Jefferson in this statement?

a
Washington's Farewell Address
b
Mayflower Compact
c
Declaration of Independence
d
Articles of Confederation

What was so scary about the Inquisition? Explain how they abused and persecuted people who were not catholic.

5. Choose one of the Supreme Court cases. How did the Court rule in that case? What were the consequences of its ruling?
• Marbury v. Madison
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

Of my neighbors, friends, and kindred, nearly one-half have left the State since I was old enough to remember. Many is the time I have stood by the loaded emigrant wagon, and given the parting hand to those whose face I was never to look upon again. They were going to seek homes in the free West, knowing, they did, that free and slave labor could not both exist and prosper in the same community.

–“Professor Hedrick’s Defence,”
October 4, 1856

What evidence does Hedrick give to show that people in North Carolina were opposed to slavery?

Many North Carolinians had become abolitionists.
The people of North Carolina had voted to make the state free.
Many residents had left the state to live in the free territories.
A number of residents had left the state to live in the North.

HELP I NEED HELP PLS
Why are settlements in places with regular natural disasters controversial?

They refuse national rescue services when disasters strike.
Insurance costs tend to be lower in these areas.
Homes are priced at much higher rates in these areas.
Rebuilding is expensive and affects all individuals who pay taxes.

4. For each of the following departments in the cabinet of a U.S. president, give a brief description of its role.
(a) Department of State
(b) Department of the Treasury
(c) Department of Defense (formerly the War Department)
(d) Department of Justice
(e) Department of the Interior
(f) Department of Agriculture
(g) Department of Transportation
(h) Department of Energy
(i) Department of Education
(j) Department of Homeland Security