Promises to Keep p22-27

What does the author hope readers will commit to?

• Traveling the world

• Studying hard and being a better person

• Making more money

• Becoming famous

What year did people kidnapped from Africa first arrive in the Virginia colony?

• 1619

• 1776

• 1787

• 1861

What was the system called where freedmen farmed for the first time?

• Plantation

• Sharecropping

• Homesteading

• Tenant farming

Which two sides fought in the Civil War?

• East and West

• North and South

• Allies and Axis

• Colonists and British

What was the main purpose of the state laws passed by southern whites after the freedoms granted to African Americans?

• To promote equality

• To restrict the rights of blacks

• To encourage voting

• To support education

What did signs on public facilities often read during segregation?

• Open to All

• Whites Only

• Colored and White

• No Entry

Where did Mallie Robinson and her children move to?

• New York, New York

• Pasadena, California

• Chicago, Illinois

• Atlanta, Georgia

What did the local movie houses do to black people?

• Gave them free tickets

• Forced them to sit in one section

• Allowed them to sit anywhere

• Banned them completely

Who helped Mallie buy the house on Pepper Street?

• Her brother

• Her light-skinned niece

• Her husband

• Her friend

What type of business did Madame C.J. Walker build?

• A publishing company

• A cosmetics business

• A law firm

• A restaurant chain