Promises to Keep: A Black and White World

In 1619 where were people kidnapped and brought to the Virginia colony from?

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• Mexico

(3 correct answers): After the Civil War and the passage of the 13th and 14th amendments, freedmen could...

• vote

• go to school

• hold office

• live free of segregation

In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a state's right to...

• end segregation

• pass segregation laws

• have white people and black people live together

• allow all people to vote

The period of legal segregation in America is commonly called...

• segregation

• Jim Crow era

• slavery

• illegal segregation

Why did Black people pick the term "Jim Crow" to mean discrimination?

• Jim was discriminated against

• Jim Crow was the name of a stereotyped Black singer-dancer.

• Jim Crow was an enslaved person who became free.

• Jim Crow was the name of a person who discriminated against Black people.

True or false: Jackie Robinson's grandparents were enslaved.

• True

• False

How did Jackie Robinson break down racial segregation?

• He helped little kids learn how to play baseball.

• He played in the MLB and broke the color barrier being the first Black player.

• He was a judge who help end segregation.

• He did not help with breaking down segregation.

After the Civil War, approximately how many African Americans were considered U.S. Citizens?

• 100,000,000

• 3,000,000

• 200,000,000

• 4,000,000

What does the word encouraged mean?

• To be worthy of

• To take on

• To help someone feel courage

• To make clear

What does the word deserved mean?

• To vote

• To help someone feel courage

• To take on

• To be worthy of