How did the supreme court ruling on the civil rights cases of 1883 affect the rights of african americans? a. it led to the drafting and passage of the civil rights act. b. it led to a sharp increase in african american voting. c. it opened the door for legal segregation in the south. d. it led to unfair sharecropping contracts in the south.

How did the united states respond when north vietnam attacked a us warship and sent troops to south vietnam in the early 1960s? a.the united states declined to assist south vietnam against the north. b.us leaders authorized south vietnam to invade north vietnam. c.the president did not sign the gulf of tonkin resolution. d.congress authorized the president to escalate the conflict.