161-180 Flashcards
(77 cards)
Selective service system oversaw what? 161
Drafting and induction of men into armed forces
Selective service system is from what time, to what? 161
1949-1973
A jury usually consisted of how many people? 162
12
Another “kind” of jury is called what? 162
Grand Jury
Brown Vs. Board of Education represented at what? 163
Lawsuit that made its way to the US Supreme Court
The Brown family was against what? 163
Topeka Kansas, Board of education
Who is the Secretary of State? 164
Head of the department of state of the US
Secretary of state is what? 164
Highest ranking executive officer after the US
Peter Pan was a what? 165
Play
Where did Peter Pan go? 165
To Neverland
Edgar Allan Poe was a what? 166
An American author if the 19th century.
Edgar Allan Poe was known for what? 166
Poems of great sadness and short stories of great horror
“Roots” was written by who? 167
Alex Haley
“Roots” won what? 167
The Pulitzer Prize
The Scarlett Letter was written by who? 168
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlett Letter was based in what time period? 168
The 17th century
Who wrote the Scarlett letter? 169
Nathaniel Hawthorne
How long did Nathaniel Hawthorne live? 169
60 years
Battle of the Chancellorsville was what? 170
A battle of the Civil War
Battle of Chancellorsville was fought where? 170
In Virginia
So was Kit Carson? 171
A skilled frontier trapper
Kit Carson was of what century? 171
19th century
Sam Houston was what? 172
A soldier and political leader
Sam Houston was elected governor of what state? 172
Texas
