Reconstruction and Segregation Era quizs

Poll Tax

• A tax levied as a prerequisite for voting, used in the South to prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote.

• A fee charged for registering to vote in federal elections.

• A tax imposed on property owners to fund local schools.

• A tax on income that is used to support public infrastructure.

Freedman's Bureau

• A U.S. federal government agency established in 1865 to aid freed slaves in the South during the Reconstruction era of the United States.

• A military organization formed to combat slavery in the South.

• A social club for freed slaves to gather and discuss their rights.

• A government program aimed at redistributing land to former slave owners.

Plessy vs Ferguson

• A landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.

• A 1954 Supreme Court case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.

• A 1964 law that prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

• A 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States.

Black Codes

• Laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War to restrict African Americans' freedom and compel them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt.

• Regulations that allowed African Americans to own land and vote freely.

• Policies that promoted racial integration and equality in the South.

• Laws that provided financial assistance to African Americans for education and employment.

Grandfather Clause

• A legal mechanism used to exempt certain people from literacy tests and poll taxes if their ancestors had the right to vote before the Civil War, effectively disenfranchising African Americans.

• A law that allows individuals to bypass certain regulations if they can prove their ancestors were exempt from those regulations.

• A policy that grants voting rights to all citizens regardless of their literacy skills or financial status.

• A historical agreement that ensures all citizens have equal access to voting without any restrictions.

13th Amendment

• An amendment that granted women the right to vote.

• An amendment that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

• An amendment that established the income tax.

• An amendment that prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol.

15th Amendment

• An amendment that grants women the right to vote.

• An amendment that prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

• An amendment that allows the government to impose income tax.

• An amendment that establishes the direct election of senators.

Literacy Test

• Examinations used to determine whether a person could read and write, often used to disenfranchise African American voters in the South.

• A type of test to assess mathematical skills and knowledge.

• An evaluation of a person's ability to perform physical tasks and activities.

• A standardized test to measure intelligence and cognitive abilities.

Segregation

• The enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment.

• The integration of different racial groups in a community.

• The promotion of equality among different racial groups.

• The voluntary separation of individuals based on personal preference.

14th Amendment

• An amendment granting citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guaranteeing equal protection of the laws.

• An amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.

• An amendment that established the right to vote for women.

• An amendment that prohibited the sale of alcohol in the United States.