Jim Crow Laws & Disenfranchisement

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Draw a figure that is square in shape. Divide it in half by drawing a straight line from its northeast corner to its southwest corner, and then divide it once more by drawing a broken line from the middle of its western side to the middle of its eastern side.

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What does this photo illustrate?

• desegregation

• prohibition

• suffrage

• Jim Crow Laws

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What was the primary purpose of the Jim Crow laws?

• To promote racial equality

• To enforce segregation and disenfranchise African Americans

• To abolish slavery

• To support the Civil Rights Movement

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What were the main restrictions imposed by the Jim Crow laws on African Americans?

• They could serve on juries

• They could vote

• Interracial marriage was legal

• They were stripped of rights

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What areas were racially segregated?

• Schools

• Housing

• Public Transportation

• All of these answers

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What were the consequences for African Americans who broke Jim Crow laws?

• Imprisonment

• Fines

• Physical violence

• Community service

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What was the main goal of the Jim Crow laws?

• To promote social equality

• To inhibit the social, economical, and educational growth of African Americans

• To support poor white southerners

• To enhance educational opportunities for all

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How does this illustration demonstrate the "separate but equal" idea? SS5H6a

• It shows that facilities were separate and equal

• It shows that those facilities were separate but NOT equal

• . It shows that separate facilities are provided and equal in the fact they both are drinking fountains

• It shows that the fountains are separate but equal in height

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Jim Crow Laws passed after Reconstruction took away African American Voting Rights using...

• Voter Registration Laws

• Political Gerrymandering

• Voter Identification Laws

• Poll Taxes and Literacy Tests

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This court case ruled that segregation was constitutional on the grounds that it was "separate, but equal"

• Marbury v. Madison

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Which generalization is consistent with the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson?

• States can segregate the races if they provide separate but equal facilities
• Government has the right to suspend any rights at any time

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Segregation was ruled Constitutional and perfectly legal due to the Plessy v Ferguson decision that mandated facilities be...

• "one in the same"

• "too legit to quit"

• "separate but equal"

• "protected with insurance"

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Plessy vs. Ferguson was a 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision to

• end civil rights

• establish Martin Luther king jr. day

• keep racial segregation under the "seperate but equal" doctrine

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What rights did the court say African Americans had under the 14th and 15th Amendments?

• Political rights

• Social rights

• Economic rights

• Civil rights

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What was the result of the of the Plessy vs Ferguson case?

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.
• The Supreme Court never made a ruling.
• The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.
• Plessy never took the case to the Supreme Court.

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What was the significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson case in relation to the term "separate but equal"?

• It established the legality of segregation

• It was a landmark case for women's rights

• It ended racial discrimination in public transport

• It was a case about voting rights

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What is disenfranchisement and how did it affect African Americans despite the 14th and 15th amendments?

• It allowed all citizens to vote

• It denied the right to vote

• It was a law passed by Congress

• It was a form of discrimination

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What were the effects of the Jim Crow laws on African Americans and poor whites in Georgia?

• Limited voting rights

• Increased educational opportunities

• Enhanced civil rights

• Greater economic freedom

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What was the purpose of the Poll Tax that was passed in 1877?

• To increase voter turnout

• To limit African Americans' voting rights

• To provide free voting for all

• To encourage civic engagement

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What was the impact of the White Primary law passed in 1900 on African Americans' voting rights?

• It allowed African Americans to vote freely

• It limited African Americans' voting rights

• It had no impact on voting rights

• It expanded voting rights for all

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what triggered the Atlanta Race Massacre of 1906?

• Labor strikes and union protests.
• Political corruption and police brutality.
• Economic downturn and job competition.
• Sensationalist newspaper reports and racial tensions.

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Following the end of the Reconstruction era, most African-Americans in the United States

• received extensive educational support
• Were left out of the political process due to disenfranchisement

• enjoyed equal rights and opportunities
• thrived in prosperous communities

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This group was revived during the New South era and used intimidation and violence to deny rights to immigrants, Catholics, Jews, and Blacks?

• Ku Klux Klan

• Republicans

• Democrats

• NCAAP

Multiple Choice

Grandfather Clause

Poll Tax

Literacy Test

White Primary

What do these topics all have in common?

• Regulations promoting equal access to elections.
• Voting rights for all citizens regardless of race.
• Historical amendments to expand suffrage.
• Discriminatory voting practices aimed at disenfranchising African Americans.