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How did southern states respond to the ratification of the fourteenth amendment?

The term globalization is best defined as: a. a reduction in the political and military power of imperial countries over their colonies. b. an increasing interaction among citizens and businesses of countries around the world. c. the spread of philosophies based on the right of all nations to political independence. d. the establishment of international laws protecting all people's human and civil rights.

Which of the following groups was from new york but felt ostracized by their neighbors because of their religious beliefs? question 40 options: irish catholics germans chinese immigrants mormons