Question

Governor Orval Faubus responded to the court-ordered desegregation of Central High School

a. by urging President Eisenhower to send federal troops.

b. with defiance, REFusing to comply and allowing violence to break out.

c. by offering his resignation to the people of Arkansas in protest.

d. by immediately closing the school, much like Virginias governor had done to public schools in Virginia rather than integrate them.

e. by letting white students opt out and be homeschooled or go to private school.

ANS: B TOP: The Freedom Movement

DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 963 | Seagull p. 978

MSC: Understanding OBJ: 3. Examine the major thrusts of the civil rights movement in this period.

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