Quiz on Jim Crow Era and Progressive Era

Which of the following best describes the Jim Crow era?

• A period of racial equality in the United States

• A time of legalized racial segregation and discrimination

• The era when slavery was at its peak

• A period of rapid industrialization in the South

What was the primary goal of Jim Crow laws?

• To promote racial integration

• To enforce racial segregation and limit rights of African Americans

• To improve economic conditions for all Americans

• To encourage immigration to the United States

Which Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of "separate but equal" facilities?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Loving v. Virginia

Who is considered the first Progressive Era President?

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

What was Booker T. Washington's approach to achieving racial equality?

• Immediate political action and protests

• Gradual progress through education and economic self-reliance

• Complete separation of races

• Armed resistance against oppression

Which institution did Booker T. Washington found?

• Howard University

• Morehouse College

• Tuskegee Institute

• Fisk University

Which organization did W.E.B. Du Bois help found in 1909?

• NAACP

• SCLC

• SNCC

• CORE

What was Theodore Roosevelt's approach to big business often called?

• The New Deal

• The Square Deal

• The Fair Deal

• The Great Society

Which Progressive Era President established the Federal Reserve System?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• William McKinley

What was the "Atlanta Compromise"?

• A peace treaty ending the Civil War

• An agreement between Northern and Southern states on voting rights

• Booker T. Washington's speech advocating for racial accommodation

• W.E.B. Du Bois' plan for immediate racial integration