Quiz on racism in the USA

What was the American Civil War fought over?

• Climate change

• Religion

• Slavery

• Gender equality

Which side won the Civil War?

• The Northern states

• The Southern states

In what year was slavery abolished in the USA?

• 1800

• 1825

• 1865

• 1914

The Jim Crow laws were laws of segregation, what does the word ‘segregation’ mean?

• Separation of things or people

• Treating things and people in the same way

When did the Jim Crow laws stop?

• 1914

• 1945

• 1965

When were black women granted the vote in the USA?

• 1914

• 1945

• 1965

Who was the first black president of the USA?

• Jay-Z

• Barack Obama

• Morgan Freeman

• Samuel L. Jackson

Why was Black Live Matter founded?

• To extend voting rights to all black people

• To fight against all racially motivated violence against black people, especially that carried out by the police

• To support the political campaigns of future black presidents