US Segregation Plessy to Brown

Which amendments are referred to as granting citizenship, equal protection under the law, and voting rights regardless of color (with women excluded)?

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Amendments

• 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

• 5th, 6th, and 7th Amendments

• 8th, 9th, and 10th Amendments

What did the Southern States continue to do after the amendments that granted equal rights to all citizens were passed?

• They embraced the new laws and ended racism.

• They continued systematic racism and discrimination.

• They separated from the United States.

• They passed laws to further support the amendments.

Which Supreme Court case upheld the methods of systematic racism and discrimination in the Southern States?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Marbury v. Madison

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Roe v. Wade

Following the Civil War & the 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments, how did equality feel for Black Americans in the South?

• Full equality was granted.

• Almost no equality was granted.

• Equality was granted only to men.

• The status of equality was unclear.

In what year did the period of Segregation end as indicated on the timeline?

• 1900

• 1954

• 2000

• 1800

What was the significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson case in 1896?

• It challenged the legality of segregation.

• It marked the end of segregation in the United States.

• It legalized segregation in the United States.

• It established voting rights for all citizens.

According to the Plessy v. Ferguson case, under what condition was segregation considered legal?

• If it was imposed by individual states, not the federal government.

• If the segregated facilities were "separate but equal."

• If it was only applied to public transportation.

• If it was temporary and not permanent.

What was the main problem with the "separate but equal" doctrine as it was actually implemented?

• Black facilities were often superior to white facilities.

• It only applied to educational institutions.

• Black facilities were never equal to white facilities.

• It was not supported by the majority of the population.

What did Jim Crow laws do to schools in the South?

• They integrated schools

• They segregated schools

• They provided equal funding for all schools

• They improved transportation for all students

Compared to black schools, how did most states allocate their educational spending?

• They spent less on white schools

• They spent the same on both white and black schools

• They spent more on white schools

• They did not spend any money on schools