
Plessy vs Ferguson
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main goal of the Reconstruction Amendments after the Civil War?
To promote industrialization in the South
To ensure greater liberty and equality for African Americans
To establish the Jim Crow laws
To segregate African Americans from whites
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What legal mechanisms often prevented African Americans from voting?
Voter enthusiasm initiatives
Grandfather clauses, poll taxes, and literacy tests
Public speaking engagements
Community service requirements
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Separate Car Law in Louisiana require?
Special carriages for the elderly
Free train rides for all citizens
Separate but equal accommodations for white and black passengers
Integrated seating on trains
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Homer Plessy's racial background?
Fully Caucasian
Fully African American
Biracial Creole
Asian American
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Plessy's lawyers argue was violated by the Separate Car Law?
The 2nd Amendment
The 13th Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment
The 1st Amendment
The 10th Amendment
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy versus Ferguson?
It was a tie
In favor of Plessy
In favor of Ferguson
The case was dismissed
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which Justice dissented in the Plessy versus Ferguson case?
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Justice John Marshall Harlan
Justice Henry Billings Brown
Justice Clarence Thomas
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