Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment rights?
A The Supreme Court decision in Sweatt v. Painter
B The executive order to desegregate the U. S. Army
C The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
D The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

answer: i looked it up

explanation: in 1955 in montgomery, alabama, a girl refused to give up her seat on a public bus. the girl was black, and the passenger looking to take her seat was white. this is a familiar tale, but it's not about rosa parks. the girl in the story is a 15-year-old high school student named claudette colvin, and this act of defiance occurred nine months before rosa parks did the same thing. colvin was arrested, and her case is what led to the u.s. supreme court's order for the desegregation of alabama's bus system. so, why don't we know colvin's name? "later i had a child born out of wedlock; i became pregnant when i was 16," colvin says. "and i didn't fit the image either, of, you know, someone they would want to show off.

the viking voyages took place during the middle ages, which was about this time. 500 to 1350. the viking voyages took place during the middle ages, which was about this time.

the correct answer is c) colonies were taking active steps to resist british laws.