How did the Louisiana Purchase change the size of the US?
In 1803 the US bought the Louisiana Territory from France for about $15 million. The deal roughly doubled the size of the country.
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- How many people attended the March on Washington?
“About 250,000 people attended the March on Washington on August 28, 1963, where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.”
Reference: National Park Service
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What started the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks' arrest on December 1, 1955, for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which lasted 381 days.
Was the "I Have a Dream" section of King's speech planned?
The famous "I have a dream" section of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech was largely improvised after gospel singer Mahalia Jackson called out for him to tell the crowd about the dream.