1. Why do you think this myth that some cultures simply value education more than others has persisted, despite evidence to the contrary?

Which statement best describes the underground railroad? a.) it is a train that took slaves from the south to the north. b.) it is a business that harriet tubman founded to slaves become free. c.) it is a secret route that slaves took to escape from southern slave states to the north. d.) it is a road that slave owners disliked using for travel.

“well,” he says, “there’s excuse for picks and letting-on, in a case like this; if it warn’t so, i wouldn’t approve of it, nor i wouldn’t stand by and see the rules broke—because right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better. it might answer for you to dig jim out with a pick, without any letting-on, because you don’t know no better; but it wouldn’t for me, because i do know better.” the meaning in this excerpt is

Which of the following european countries settled the first colonies in america