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Plessy vs. Ferguson

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of this case?

a)

Plessy vs. Farguson

b)

Penny vs. Ferguson

c)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

d)

Plessy vs. Furgison

2.

What was the date that this case took place?

a)

May 19, 1898

b)

May 18, 1896

c)

May 18, 1898

d)

May 19, 1996

3.

What amendment did Plessy argue was violated in this case?

a)

14th amendment

b)

13th amendment

c)

15th amendment

d)

2nd amendment

4.

Who was the court Judge on this case?

a)

Jack Henard Ferguson

b)

John Henard Ferguson

c)

Josh Howard Ferguson

d)

John Howard Ferguson

5.

What was a "black car" on a train?

a)

A train car that was painted black

b)

A train car meant for Black people only

c)

A car on a train meant for coal to be stored

d)

A place on the train where white people sat

6.

Why did Plessy go to court in the first place?

a)

Because he refused to sit in a "black car"

b)

Because he shoplifted

c)

Because he killed someone

d)

Because he said that his 14th amendment rights were violated

7.

What was Plessy's name?

a)

Homer Plessy

b)

John Plessy

c)

Hommer Plessy

d)

Willliam Plessy

8.

What were the Jim Crow Laws?

a)

Laws that banned crows from flying around

b)

Laws that made black people go back to being slaves

c)

Laws that prevented white people from hurting African Americans

d)

Laws that enforced segregation in the Southern United States

9.

Who was Plessy?

a)

An African American man who refused to sit in a black car

b)

A white, rich man with lots of Land

c)

A white man who forced another man to sit in a black car on a train.

d)

A black man who sat in a black car

10.

What happened to society after the case?

a)

The Jim Crow Laws disappeared, and black people were completely free.

b)

Segregation was better than usual, because people that listened to the case agreed with plessy.

c)

Segregation became worse than usual, due to Jim Crow laws, and arguments between people.

d)

People accepted the case and moved on with their lives, not worrying about segregation