Jim Crow Laws and Civil Rights

Front

What was the primary purpose of Jim Crow laws?

Back

To enforce racial segregation

Front

Under Jim Crow laws, which of the following was segregated? Schools, Transportation, Restaurants, All of the above

Back

All of the above

Front

Which group of people were most affected by Jim Crow laws? Native Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans

Back

African Americans

Front

Jim Crow laws were primarily enacted in which region of the United States?

Back

South

Front

What was the outcome of the Supreme Court decision in *Plessy v. Ferguson* (1896)?

Back

Segregation was upheld as constitutional

Front

What legal doctrine was established by *Plessy v. Ferguson*?

Back

"Separate but equal"

Front

Who was Homer Plessy?

Back

A man arrested for refusing to leave a whites-only train car

Front

What impact did *Plessy v. Ferguson* have on the civil rights of African Americans?

Back

It limited their rights by legally upholding segregation.

Front

Which of the following methods was used to disenfranchise African Americans? Literacy tests, Poll taxes, Grandfather clauses, All of the above

Back

All of the above

Front

How did literacy tests disenfranchise African Americans?

Back

They imposed unfair reading and interpretation requirements.