Plessy v. Ferguson

What was the effect of the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson? 

• The decision allowed states to legally segregate facilities and institutions, which established the separate but equal precedent. 

• The decision awarded African Americans new political freedoms such as the right to hold office. 

• The court ordered southern states to enforce the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.

• The court overturned a previous decision that had ruled Jim Crow laws to be unconstitutional as it was a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. 

What was one result of the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

 

• Public schools were integrated nationwide.

• The "separate but equal" doctrine was established.

• Civil rights for African Americans were strengthened.

• Northern States were forced to segregate public facilities.

This picture shows a man drinking from a jug of water labeled “Colored” next to a water fountain in a public building.

What did the Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 decide about this situation?

• It must end because African Americans should be given U.S. citizenship.

• It could exist because the federal court refused to rule on segregation.

• It was prohibited because all citizens must receive equal treatment under the laws.

• It was legal because it did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment.

What did the passage of Jim Crow laws signify?

• Southern resistance to the terms of the Reconstruction amendments

• Southern states' resentment toward the Democrats that dominated Congress

• the reluctance of southern states to shift to an industrial economy

• the refusal of southerners to swear oaths of loyalty to the United States

Select all that apply.  HINT: There are two.

In George Washington's Farewell Address, he warned against 

• a national bank; stating it would create too much power for the Federal Government

• Immigration; stating that it would ultimately lead to an overthrow of government.

• foreign entanglements; stating that isolation was the best policy to avoid future wars

• political parties; stating that they would only create divisions and bitter arguments