African American Rights Quiz

What did Thomas Jefferson want the Declaration of Independence to grant?

• Freedom to Native Americans only

• Freedom to African Americans only

• Freedom to white men only

• Freedom to all men

When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

• 1865

• 1863

• 1776

• 1896

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Thirteenth Amendment

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that 'separate, but equal' facilities were constitutional?

• Emancipation Proclamation v. Segregation

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Voting Rights Act v. Discrimination

Which act outlawed tactics such as poll taxes, voter registration exams, and intimidation to prevent African Americans from voting?

• Civil Rights Act

• Emancipation Act

• Voting Rights Act

• Segregation Act

When did the Supreme Court issue a unanimous decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education?

• 1965

• 1863

• 1896

• 1954

Which amendment made African Americans citizens and gave them the right to vote?

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Sixteenth Amendment

What did the Supreme Court find in the case of Brown v. Board of Education?

• Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal

• Separate educational facilities are inherently equal

• Separate educational facilities are inherently just

• Separate educational facilities are inherently fair

Which amendment guaranteed African Americans the right to vote?

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Sixteenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Thirteenth Amendment

When did Congress pass the Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery in the United States?

• 1776

• 1863

• 1896

• 1865