Final Focus Questions

Which of the following statements provides the best evidence that the South was still enforcing Plessy v Ferguson instead of Brown v Board of Education?

• On May 4, 1961, 13 people - seven African American and six white - left Washington, DC on two public buses bound for New Orleans, Louisiana.

• The Freedom Riders remained focused on their goal and wanted to continue their journey, but they ultimately decided that it would be best to cut their trip short.

• Then, on May 9, some of the riders were arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina, for going against segregationist policies. These were the very policies that the Supreme Court had struck down.

• Images of violent mobs and Freedom Riders in handcuffs appeared in newspapers and on the evening news. As public awareness spread outrage intensified.

How are the Major and minor tribes different?

• Major tribes have more follower to join their tribe and minor tribes had fewer followers.

• Major tribes had gods and minor tribes had goddesses.

• Major tribes always had pool parties and minor tribes had baseball competition.

• Major tribes had multiple chiefs and minor tribes only needed one chief per tribe.

Were slaves fully guaranteed a trial by jury under the MS Constitution of 1832?

• Yes. Slaves were seen as family

• No. Slaves were seen as property

• No. Slaves were seen as not worthy to live.

• Yes. Slaves were seen as gods

Out of all of these, which is not why voting rights were adjusted between the first two MS Constitutions

• More votes = more power

• Immigrants to MS wanted the ability to vote (promote democracy)

• New cheap land led to increased immigrant population.

• Limit the number of freedmen in MS

Why would anyone want to move to Mississippi during the Antebellum times? (Select 2)

• New opportunities

• Cotton was white gold

• Limit the number of freedmen in MS

• Cheap land

Who moved into Mississippi in the early years? (Select 2)

• Broke families looking for a second start

• Protect the cotton industry

• More votes = more power

• Slaves that had no choice

• Access to port cities

Define Mulatto.....🙉

• Mixed Race

• Laws passed in the mid-late 1860's that were to replicate slavery

• segregation by law

• a white southerner who worked with northern Republicans during Reconstruction to make money

How did Mississippians feel about Radical Republicans moving into Mississippi during Reconstruction? (Select 2)

• They were extremely angry at these Radical Republicans.

• They viewed them as invaders. They despised them.

• They viewed them as not invaders. They worshiped them.

• They corrupt elections and deals between politicians.

What effect of the Ku Klux Klan was their planned mission? (Select 2)

• Racial violence and intimidation

• Constant Debt for African Americans

• Ending Radical Reconstruction

• Love throughout the world and every race

• Wanted to limit civil rights of African-Americans

What was the main goal of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

• To restore Democrats to power and keep African Americans powerless in the South.

• To allow young African Americans to become active participants in the Civil Rights Movement by aiding in the sit-ins that were taking place.

• To end segregation, equal civil rights under the law, and the end of racial violence such as lynching.

• To simultaneously encourage Black political participation while challenging the validity of Mississippi's lily-white Democratic Party.