African-American History and Progress

African-American History and Progress

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video explores the African-American experience during the Gilded Age, focusing on the challenges and progress post-Civil War. It covers the Reconstruction era, the rise of sharecropping, and the economic struggles faced by African-Americans. The video also highlights the roles of African-American women, the convict leasing system, and the efforts of leaders like Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois in education and economic uplift. Despite significant challenges, the African-American community made strides in building a middle class and fostering intellectual growth.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary goal of the Reconstruction period for African-Americans?

To establish a separate nation for African-Americans

To integrate African-Americans into society with full civil rights

To return African-Americans to Africa

To create a new political party for African-Americans

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant factor that led to the decline of African-American progress post-Reconstruction?

Increased immigration from Europe

Voter intimidation and the rise of sharecropping

The discovery of gold in the South

The abolition of the Republican Party

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did sharecropping affect African-Americans economically?

It allowed them to own large plantations

It provided them with financial independence

It led to significant wealth accumulation

It trapped them in a cycle of debt and poverty

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was convict leasing, and how did it impact African-American men?

A system where African-American men were forced to work for no wages while imprisoned

A system that allowed African-American men to vote

A system that provided education to African-American men

A system where African-American men were given free land

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What educational strategy did Booker T. Washington advocate for African-Americans?

Focusing on liberal arts education

Avoiding education altogether

Pursuing industrial education and job training

Studying abroad in Europe

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was W.E.B. Du Bois's concept of the 'Talented Tenth'?

A strategy to create an upper class of African-American professionals

A focus on agricultural development

A movement to return to Africa

A plan to establish ten new black colleges

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the National Negro Business League aim to uplift the African-American community?

By promoting agricultural work

By encouraging migration to the North

By creating a separate political party

By fostering a black economy alongside the white economy

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