Read the Excerpt from “Little Cricket” and then respond to the following question: Read lines 5 through 8 of “Excerpt from Little Cricket.”

And it seemed, in this land of so much, there was no silence to be found. Each night Grandfather said his ears were tired of the new sounds. Even the air smelled noisy, full of unfamiliar smells drifting out of doorways and lingering in the cold.

How do the word choices in these lines affect the mood of the story? Use two details from the story to support your response.

Which civil rights act banned discrimination against any person based on race or color? 14th amendment 15th amendment civil rights act of 1964 voting rights act of 1965

In the spring of 1989, thousands of protesters gathered in tiananmen square in beijing, china. they rallied around a plaster statue that resembled the statue of liberty which they called “the goddess of democracy.” these protestors were seeking a) united states assistance in gaining better health care. b) economic reforms which would allow more chinese exports. c) the boycott of the future olympic games scheduled for beijing. d) political reforms to allow more freedom of speech and political representation.

Which best describes california population when it became a state in 1850? a. because of the gold rush attracting settlers all over the world california population diverse. bcalifornia had banned foreign immigrants at the start of the gold rush. so, the states population was made up of entirely of americans from other parts of the country. c california had a large african population because many southern planters had moved their enslaved africans to start large farms. d the indian removal act had led to the relocation of thousands of eastern native americans to california. as, a result the majority of californias population was native american