Iowa Seal and Civil Rights Test

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What do court cases show about Iowa's history with civil rights?

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That Iowa was ahead of the the U.S. in civil rights cases and the Nation had to catch up to us.

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What does exemplify mean?

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be a typical example of

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What was not a symbol on the Iowa Seal? Options: a gavel, the liberty cap, lead, citizen soldier

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a gavel

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What is the Iowa Motto?

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Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.

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In the case Montgomery v. Ralph, 1839 what was ruled?

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Ralph a slave became a free man and no longer a slave.

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In the Iowa Supreme Court case Clark v. Board of Directors, 1868 what was ruled?

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Iowa School districts may not segregate students on the basis of race, nationality, or religion.

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How does Iowa demonstrate, "Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain?"

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Iowa has been a leader in giving people of all color their liberties and their rights.

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In Kramer v. Kramer district court the mother lost custody of her children due to race, so she took the case to the Iowa Supreme Court and won.

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True

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Did Ralph go to work in Iowa gold mines to earn money to get his freedom?

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false

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This is Alexander Clark’s Petition to Allow Migration of "Free Negroes" into Iowa, 1855. Is it a primary or secondary source?

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Primary