The Jim Crow Era

Just after the Civil War, three amendments were passed--the first outlawed slavery, the next guaranteed African Americans citizenship and equal protection of the law, and the last gave former slaves the right to vote. Which amendments were these?

• the Bill of Rights

• 13, 14, and 15

• 19, 20, 21

• 10, 11, 12

The _____ was a deal made between North and South--the Republican Hayes would become President in exchange for agreeing to remove troops from the South.

• Compromise of 1877

• Missouri Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

What allowed groups like the KKK to revive, begin intimidating African Americans, and taking away their rights?

• The removal of troops from the South

• The Compromise of 1877

• The end of the Civil War

• the Civil Rights movement

The system of separating blacks and whites in the United States was called

• segregation

• Jim Crow

• slavery

• apartheid

In 1890, Louisiana passed a law--the Separate Car Act--it said

• blacks and whites could not ride in the same automobile

• blacks and whites could not ride in the same train car

• blacks and whites could never own the same car

• blacks and whites could not use the same road system

Choose statements that are true about Homer Plessy

• Plessy was 1/8 black--but appeared to be white.

• Plessy intentionally broke the Separate Car Act in order to challenge the constitutionality of the law.

• Plessy did not mean to break the law.

• Plessy lived in the state of Louisiana.

The 14th Amendment provides 3 ways for a person to become a citizen--choose them from below

• Naturalization--go through the legal process to become a citizen

• Be born on American soil

• Be born to American parents

• Join the US Army

How did the majority of the Supreme Court find in the Plessy case?

• They ruled that African Americans weren't citizens and could not sue

• They ruled that the 13th Amendment was illegal.

• They ruled that Homer Plessy could ride in any car he choose to.

• They ruled that seperate but equal was fine in the United States.

John Marshall Harlan argued that the Constitution and laws of the United States are

• colorblind--they do not care about a person's race

• unconstitutional

• creating a fair system of separate and equal

• are not perfect--but are likely the best system in the world

Which is true about the impact of the Plessy decision?

• Southern states did not pass any more segregationist policies.

• Southern states were encouraged to increase segregation policies.

• It had little or no effect on the nation.

• Segregation was struck down.