Segregation Check Up

What are Jim Crow Laws?

• Regulations that only applied to Native Americans.
• Laws that enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans in the United States.

• Policies that encouraged immigration to the United States.
• Laws that promoted equal rights for all citizens.

What right does the 15th Amendment guarantee for all US Citizens?

(a)  

Which amendment was not a part of the 'equality amendments'?

• 15th Amendment
• 18th Amendment

• 14th Amendment
• 13th Amendment

Being able to vote in federal elections and being able to run for federal office are rights that apply to which people only?

(a)  

What was one of the main reasons the Ku Klux Klan grew rapidly in the 1920s?

• They were supported by the government.

• They were hostile to Jews, Roman Catholics, socialists, communists, and foreigners.

• They had a strong military presence.

• They offered financial incentives to members.

In which states were Klansmen elected to positions of political power in the 1920s?

• Texas, Oklahoma, Indiana, Oregon, and Maine

• California, New York, Florida, Georgia, and Alabama

• Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia

• North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi

How many people were members of the KKK by 1925?

• 1 million

• 2 million

• 3 million

• 4 million

What does the photograph in the passage depict?

• A sign indicating segregation during the Jim Crow era

• A modern art installation

• A historical monument

• A protest against segregation

How did Jim Crow laws impact the daily lives of African Americans in the South?

What emotions might the phrase 'FOR COLORED ONLY' evoke in someone viewing the photograph?