WorksheetsWilmington Race Riots
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who were the "Red Shirts" during the Wilmington Race Riots?
a)
People who wear red shirts
b)
Armed white men that intimidated blacks from voting
c)
A committee that was created to hurt African Americans
d)
A group of African Americans that sold red shirts
2.
Who was Alex Manly during the Wilmington Race Riots?
a)
A farmer that enjoyed living in the city
b)
A newspaper writer that famous for writing books
c)
A black Newspaper editor in Wilmington in late 1800's
d)
A person who wrote for the New York Times
3.
Who were the Fusionist?
a)
A group made to disturb piece by making fusion bombs
b)
People who worked with the Democrats to beat the Republicans
c)
People who were closely in contact with the Russian Government
d)
Political party that was opposed to Democrats in NC in late 1800's
4.
Where is Wilmington, NC?
a)
South Eastern part of the state
b)
North
c)
West
d)
East
5.
How was propaganda used during the Wilmington Race Riots?
a)
spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause
b)
To cause damage using weapons
c)
To help pay for bills
d)
To get better education
6.
What is suffrage?
a)
The 13 amendment
b)
The right to speak
c)
The right to vote
d)
The second Amendment
7.
Who were MOST discriminated during the Wilmington Race Riots?
a)
White Americans
b)
African Americans
c)
Hispanics
d)
Germans
8.
What is the definition of coup d état?
a)
A sudden overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group
b)
A french ritual performed by the richest at the time
c)
A disturbance in piece
d)
The name of a french leader.
9.
What is a riot?
a)
A disturbance in peace that is not normally happening
b)
When something bad leads to something worse
c)
An order that was given out by the president
d)
A thing that did NOT happen during the Wilmington Race Riots
10.
Who was Alfred Moore Waddell?
a)
A person that helped freed slaves.
b)
The person to create the Jim Crow Laws
c)
The person who created the Fusionist party
d)
The leader of a white mob during race riot of Wilmington in 1898
11.
In what year did the Wilmington Race Riot occur?
a)
1898
b)
1803
c)
1808
d)
1901
12.
What were the laws that restricted African American Rights?
a)
Segregation Laws
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Black Codes
d)
13 Amendment
13.
Did the Race riots hurt African American Jobs?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Did not affect them
d)
Made them easier to get
14.
After 1898, did the number of segregated neighborhoods in Wilmington increase or decrease?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stayed the same
d)
Varyied
15.
True or False: Did a group of white men burn down houses and not get in trouble even though they had pictures of these men standing in front of the house during the Wilmington Race Riots.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
How many people died during the Riot?
a)
6-100
b)
20-90
c)
14-90
d)
100-200
17.
Is it unknown the exact amount of people who died during the riots?
a)
Yes
b)
No
18.
Did the Wilmington Race Riots affect our country now?
a)
Yes, it caused many people to push away from this way of life a go to a style of life we have today.
b)
No, it wasn't till later when people started caring African American people.
19.
Who ruled the government during the Wilmington Race Riots
a)
Independents
b)
Republicans
c)
Fusionist
d)
Democrats
20.
What was the name of an another racist group during the Wilmington Race Riots?
a)
Republican's
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Racist's
d)
Democrats
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