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WorksheetsJim Crow Era
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Segregation in the South was mainly based on
a)
hair color
b)
religion
c)
race (color of the skin)
d)
economic status
2.
Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group
a)
Latinos
b)
African-Americans
c)
Native Americans
d)
Asians
3.
This African-American demanded full political, civil, and social rights to his people, so he started the NAACP
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Ida B. Wells
d)
Frederick Douglass
4.
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
a)
Redskins vs Giants
b)
Aylor vs Byrd
c)
Brown vs Board of Education
d)
Plessy vs Ferguson
5.
This organization was created to help colored people with racial problems they were experiencing, especially in the South
a)
United Way
b)
NAACP
c)
Red Cross
d)
KKK
6.
Jim Crow was
a)
President of the United States
b)
Donald Duck's best friend
c)
a white actor who put charcoal on his face
d)
a bird
7.
Plessy v. Ferguson said it was ok to
a)
discriminate against African Americans
b)
create separate but equal public settings
c)
create poorer quality settings for African Americans
8.
Wrote about lynchings in the South to bring attention to the crime.
a)
Susan B Anthony
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
W.E.B. DuBois
d)
Ida B Wells
9.
The Great Migration refers to the shift of the AfricanAmerican population from the
a)
rural South to the rural North
b)
rural North to the rural South
c)
urban South to the urban North
d)
rural South to the urban North
10.
During The Great Migration, many southerners moved to big cities for what reason?
a)
to find more food
b)
because they didn't like growing cotton
c)
to find better jobs
d)
to get bigger homes
11.
It was hard for black people to find jobs in the south because of __________, which made segregation legal.
a)
Jim Crow laws
b)
Slave laws
c)
Segregational Act of 1900
d)
Civil Rights
12.
What area of New York did many African Americans move to? It became known for artistic, poetic, intellectual and musical creativity.
a)
The Bronx
b)
Harlem
c)
Staten Island
d)
Queens
13.
What was NOT type of art that the Harlem Renaissance produced?
a)
visual art
b)
novels
c)
plays
d)
political speeches
14.
Who was Langston Hughes?
a)
A popular swing dance singer
b)
Owner of a popular Speak Easy
c)
A famous poet and writer
d)
A famous actor
15.
What city is Harlem part of?
a)
Los Angeles
b)
Chicago
c)
New York City
d)
Detroit
16.
The rebirth of African American arts and culture is known as:
a)
The Industrial Revolution
b)
The Harlem Renaissance
c)
Napoleonic Era
d)
Edwardian period
17.
What type of music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Jazz
b)
Hip Hop
c)
Country
d)
Rock
18.
What was the purpose of the grandfather clause?
a)
To allow anyone to vote that had a grandfather born in Georgia.
b)
To allow grandfathers to vote without paying a poll tax.
c)
To allow a veteran or descendant of a veteran to vote.
d)
To allow anyone to vote if a father or grandfather had voted before 1867.
19.
How did the grandfather clause discriminate against black voters?
a)
Blacks were not allowed to vote before 1867 so it made it impossible that a father or grandfather had voted in the past .
b)
It only allowed them to vote if one of their grandfathers had lived in Georgia their whole life.
c)
It did not allow them to vote if their grandfather was dead at the time of the vote.
d)
It only allowed them to vote if both grandfathers were still alive.
20.
Making people pay an annual fee in order to vote.
a)
Poll tax
b)
etiquette
c)
grandfather clause
d)
literacy
21.
This was given to in the South to African Americans by voter registration officials. Some versions were in foreign languages; others were more difficult than the versions given to white voters
a)
literacy tests
b)
debt peonage
c)
Jim Crow
d)
poll tax
22.
Which of the following showed that African Americans still faced discrimination in the North?
a)
Chicago Race Riots
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
The Apollo Theater
23.
Who gave the famous "Atlanta Compromise?"
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Ida B. Wells
d)
Jim Crow
24.
Who formed the Tuskegee Institute to help African Americans learn industrial skills?
a)
Ida B. Wells
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
W.E.B. DuBois
d)
Jim Crow
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