The Aftermath of Reconstruction: 4-End

The decision of the Supreme Court in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case is important because it

• upheld

  the legality of sharecropping

• denounced

  the violence of the Ku Klux Klan

• approved separate but equal facilities for black Americans

• declared

  slavery to be illegal

Which statement best describes a major experience of Black Americans in Southern states during the period 1880-1930?

• They

  gained civil rights through a series of massive civil rights protests.

• They

  were denied civil rights as a result of changes in State laws and

  constitutions.

• They

  were granted more civil rights through a number of Supreme Court

  decisions.

• They

  were forced to return to Africa in large numbers.

Which provided the legal basis for racial segregation in the late 19th century United States?

• Supreme

  Court decisions that excluded blacks from voting

• adoption

  of laws by the United States Congress

• passage

  of “Jim Crow” laws by state legislatures

• laws

  in northern states that prevented blacks from working in factories

The philosophies of Booker T. Washington and of W.E.B. DuBois differed most with regard to the

• effects

  of Reconstruction upon the South

• best

  response of African Americans to racial segregation

• policies

  pursued by the United States Government toward African nations

• desirability

  of the migration of African Americans from the rural South to Northern

  cities

In the South, Jim Crow laws passed during the late 19th century were designed to

• make

  sure that the 14th Amendment would be enforced

• provide

  employment opportunities for the newly freed African Americans

• create

  separate societies for whites and African Americans

• guarantee

  civil rights for African Americans

Poll taxes, grandfather clauses, and literacy tests were attempts by Southern white legislators to

• restrict

  the migration of African Americans to the North

• increase

  the number of Republican voters

• prevent

  African Americans from voting

• improve

  public education in the South

Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois differed in their approach to equality for African Americans mainly in regard to the

• speed with which African Americans could expect integration and social change to occur

• use

  of violence to achieve their goals

• importance

  of voting rights and education

• necessity

  of African Americans to help themselves

The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) had a major impact on United States history because the decision

• eliminated

  the power of the states in the area of civil rights

• abolished

  the equal protection clause of the Federal Constitution

• provided

  a constitutional basis for segregation laws

• extended

  African-American voting rights.

Which statement best summarizes the beliefs of Booker T. Washington?

• The

  best solution for African Americans was to return to Africa.

• Social

  equality for African Americans would be easier to achieve than legal

  rights.

• The way to dissolve the barriers of segregation and bring about an end to Jim Crow laws was by active, violent resistance.

• The

  most immediate means for African Americans to achieve equality was to

  expand their opportunities for vocational training.

The passage of Jim Crow laws in the South in the late 19th century is evidence that

• the

  Supreme Court refused to hear civil rights cases

• the

  Federal Government had increased its commitment to civil rights

• Southern

  legislators were determined to keep African Americans in a subservient

  position

• African

  Americans in the South were satisfied with their legal and economic status