Jim Crow Laws Quiz

What were Jim Crow laws?

• Laws used for segregation based on race

• Laws for tax reforms

• Laws for traffic regulations

• Laws for environmental protection

Where did the term 'Jim Crow' come from?

• A popular book

• A type of bird

• A famous politician

• A character in a song from a stage show

What did the Supreme Court rule in the Plessy versus Ferguson case?

• Segregation laws were beneficial

• Segregation laws were unnecessary

• Segregation laws were legal

• Segregation laws were illegal

What was the Great Migration?

• Movement of African Americans to the north and west of the United States

• Movement of Europeans to the United States

• Movement of Native Americans to the United States

• Movement of Asians to the United States

What was the beginning of the end for Jim Crow laws?

• Birmingham campaign

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Brown versus Board of Education case in 1954

• March on Washington

When were Jim Crow laws made illegal?

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Emancipation Proclamation

Who was the main figure behind the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

• Thurgood Marshall

What was the main purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• To end segregation in public places and ban employment discrimination

• To grant voting rights to all citizens

• To abolish slavery

• To establish equal pay for equal work

What was the impact of the Brown versus Board of Education case in 1954?

• It ended segregation in schools

• It established the right to bear arms

• It granted women the right to vote

• It legalized interracial marriage