Jim Crow Era

How did the majority of the Supreme Court find in the Plessy case?

• They ruled that African Americans weren't citizens and could not sue

• They ruled that the 13th Amendment was illegal.

• They ruled that Homer Plessy could ride in any car he choose to.

• They ruled that seperate but equal was fine in the United States.

Which is true about the impact of the Plessy decision?

• Southern states did not pass any more segregationist policies.

• Southern states were encouraged to increase segregation policies.

• It had little or no effect on the nation.

• Segregation was struck down.

Just after the Civil War, three amendments were passed--the first outlawed slavery, the next guaranteed African Americans citizenship and equal protection of the law, and the last gave former slaves the right to vote. Which amendments were these?

• the Bill of Rights

• 13, 14, and 15

• 19, 20, 21

• 10, 11, 12

When was the Jim Crow Era?

• ≈1870s-1960s

• ≈1770s-1860s

• ≈1600s-1700s

• 476 CE

What was the Jim Crow Era?

• It was a period from about 1870 to the 1960s when segregation and denial of basic human rights to African-Americans occurred.

• It was a time when Americans of mostly European ancestry were treated worse than those of mostly African ancestry

Public facilities for the black population were....

• often better funded, built, and kept compared to their white counterparts

• often worse funded and in worse condition compared to their white counterparts

• separate but always equal

Where did the term "Jim Crow" come from?

• It was used in a minstrel show.

• It was a type of bird

• It was the name of a TV show.

• It was a movie.

In some parts of the US, African-Americans were forced to sit ________ the European-Americans on public transportation.

• In front of

• behind

What did people do in minstrel shows?

• Actors would paint their skin darker and create negative portrayals of African-Americans

• They would always have actual African-Americans actors to play African-Americans

What is segregation?

• separating certain groups of people apart from other groups of people

• People of different backgrounds being together