Segregation in the United States Quiz

What were the first steps toward official segregation in the United States?

• Establishing separate public transportation

• Creating separate schools

• Enforcing housing segregation

• Passing Black Codes laws

In what year did the Supreme Court rule that segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional?

• 1964

• 1954

• 1984

• 1974

What was the ruling in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

• Integration was optional

• Segregation was unconstitutional

• Segregation was constitutional

• Integration was mandatory

Which city experienced the Boston Busing Crisis in 1974?

• Boston

• Los Angeles

• New York

• Chicago

What practice concentrated poverty in Black neighborhoods by limiting access to loans?

• Yellow-Lining

• Blue-Lining

• Red-Lining

• Green-Lining

Which Supreme Court case ruled that white-only real estate covenants were not enforceable?

• Shelley v. Kramer

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Plessy v. Ferguson

What was the purpose of the Black Codes laws?

• Dictated most aspects of Black peoples' lives

• Promoted equality among all races

• Encouraged integration

• Protected civil rights

Which President recognized the ex-slave countries of Haiti and Liberia for colonization?

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

What was the outcome of the Civil Rights Act signed in 1964?

• Restricted voting rights

• Outlawed discrimination

• Legalized segregation

• Promoted inequality

During which period did the Great Migration occur?

• 1950-2000

• 2000-2020

• 1800-1850

• 1916-1970