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Thoreau’s actions in "Civil Disobedience" and the 1955 bus boycott are similar because both Thoreau and the boycotters were

A
standing up for equality in the United States in the 1950s.
B
attempting to prove that the idea of government was flawed.
C
engaging in a large-scale public protest against the government.
D
protesting unjust government policy in a peaceful way.
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Read the excerpt from chapter 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.“What we want is to go out of here quiet, and talk this show up, and sell the rest of the town! Then we'll all be in the same boat. Ain't that sensible?" ("You bet it is!—the jedge is right!" everybody sings out.) Twain is most likely using humor to make a statement about the impressionability of which of the following groups of people?

A
those who work in the legal field, represented by the “jedge”
B
those who are not formally educated, represented by Huck and Jim
C
those who swindle and cheat others, represented by the “duke” and “king”
D
those who are considered common folk, represented by the townspeople
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How does "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” relate to the Declaration of Independence?

A
Douglass’s speech objects to several points made within the Declaration of Independence.
B
Douglass’s speech quotes the Declaration of Independence liberally and uses it to support every claim.
C
Douglass’s speech proclaims that the treatment of Black people directly contradicts the Declaration of Independence.
D
Douglass’s speech served as the basis for the Declaration of Independence, which was written soon after his speech was given.

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