Black Codes

What was the main purpose of the Black Codes?

• To limit the rights of Black citizens

• To integrate public schools

• To promote racial equality

• To encourage Black citizens to vote

Which amendment required states to uphold equal protection?

• 14th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

What was the outcome of Plessy v. Ferguson?

• Segregation was declared unconstitutional

• Separate but equal facilities were deemed constitutional

• Voting rights were expanded for Black citizens

• The Civil Rights Act was passed

What was the purpose of the grandfather clause?

• To promote literacy among voters

• To disenfranchise Black voters

• To ensure all citizens could vote

• To allow women to vote

What was the significance of the Reconstruction Act of 1867?

• It ended the Civil War

• It allowed women to vote

• It weakened the Black Codes

• It established Jim Crow laws

What was the purpose of literacy tests?

• To promote reading among citizens

• To improve education

• To disenfranchise Black voters

• To ensure fair voting practices

What did the Negro Motorist Green Book provide?

• A directory of voting locations

• A history of the Civil War

• A guide to unprejudiced service for Black travelers

• A list of segregated schools

What was the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

• It declared segregation in education unconstitutional

• It reinforced the grandfather clause

• It allowed states to pass Black Codes

• It upheld segregation in schools

What percentage of eligible African-American voters were registered in the South by 1940?

• 3%

• 50%

• 90%

• 75%

What was one method used to prevent Black citizens from voting?

• Voting incentives

• Free transportation to polls

• Poll taxes

• Automatic registration