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WorksheetsAfrican American History 2
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 44mins
What was the intent of the 14th Amendment?
guarantee rights to former slaves
end the occupation of Union troops in the South
outlaw slavery
give black men the right to vote
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s was a period when African Americans
left the US in large numbers to settle in Nigeria
used civil disobedience to fight segregation in the armed forces
migrated to the West in search of land and jobs
created noteworthy works of art and literacture
The migration of African Americans to the North during and following World War I was mainly a result of the
efforts of the Civil Rights Movement
availability of new factory jobs
success of military desegregation
impact of affirmative action programs
The Emancipation Proclamation was an important document because it
granted equal protection under the law
ended slavery
provided a more noble reason to fight in the Civil War
gave blacks the right to vote
W.E.B. DuBois believed that African Americans should attempt to gain equality in the United States by
demanding full and immediate participation in American society
setting up a separate nation within the United States
taking over leadership if all political parties
entering vocational training programs in separate schools
In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court ruled that
all western territories should be open to slavery
states may not secede from the Union
slaves are property and may not be taken from their owners
racial segregation was constitutional
The cartoon above appeared during which period?
Reconstruction
the Great Depression
the Harlem Renaissance
colonial America
Which of the following African Americans founded the Tuskegee Institute, believed that segregation was acceptable, and believed that African Americans would win the respect of white if they learned a trade and gained economic independence?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Booker T. Washington
Frederick Douglass
W.E.B. DuBois
Which of the following would have been the role of the Freedmen's Bureau?
to help southern soldiers readjust to life after the war
providing education to Union soldiers after the war
providing money to help rebuild the South's postwar economy
providing assistance, services, and relief to emancipated slaves
The migration of African Americans to the North during and following World War I was mainly a result of the
efforts of the Civil Rights Movement
availability of new factory jobs
success of military desegregation
impact of affirmative action programs
Madam C. J. Walker became millionaire thanks to her homemade line of _____ for African American women.
clothing
candles
hair products
medicine
Who was George Washington Carver?
A president
A farmer
An agricultor
An agricultural scientist
Whose autobiography is entitled "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?"
Toni Morrison
Nikki Giovanni
Maya Angelou
Alice Walker
The legally or socially enforced separation of different ethnicities is called…
racial separation.
colored difference.
segregation.
Which statement best describes the beliefs of Radical Republicans?
"The United States has done enough and shouldn't have to pay more to support freed slaves."
"Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."
"The Southern states and members of the Confederacy should be punished for their actions."
"The country should follow President Lincoln's plan to reunite the country as quickly as possible."
What amnesty plan required at least 10% of the voting population to take the loyalty oath before setting up a state government?
Wade-Davis Bill
Johnson's plan
Stevens' plan
Lincoln's plan
What group wanted to provide land, education, and the right to vote for freedmen (freed slaves)?
Northern Democrats
Moderate Republicans
Southern Democrats
Radical Republicans
It was controversial to provide freed slaves homesteads and the right to vote.
True
False
During the Reconstruction Era many Radical Republicans passed legislative reforms that were designed to --
support the passage of the black codes in the former Confederate states
actively resist the Wade-Davis Bill that granted equal rights to African Americans
give economic opportunities and political rights to the newly freed slaves
create lenient measures to make it easy for the southern states to rejoin the Union
Following the 13th Amendment many Southern state governments countered by enacting black codes. The Radical Republicans in Congress responded to these black codes with the passage of the --
Civil Rights Acts of 1866
Emancipation Proclamation
Compromise of 1870
Morill Act
___________________ wanted African Americans to have full citizenship.
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Radical Republicans
Union Army
During Radical Reconstruction, traditionally white Southern Democrats
had more power than ever before
enjoyed economic success
had less influence and power than most others
united to reform the Confederate government
During Radical Reconstruction Africans Americans had more rights.
TRUE
FALSE
This was the Supreme Court case that legalized segregation in America
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Marbury v. Madison
Plessy v. Ferguson
Garrett v. NFL
Forcing a person to read a paragraph before they were allowed to vote is called a
Poll Tax
Literacy Test
Grandfather Clause
Lynching
Forcing a person to pay a fee to vote is called a
Poll tax
Lynching
Literacy Test
Grandfather clause
A political murder of an African American to intimidate called a
Grandfather Clause
Literacy Test
Poll Tax
Lynching
This famous black leader was born a slave in Alabama
Dred Scott
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
Martin Luther King Jr.
This Black leader was born in the north and was the first African American to graduate with a Ph.D from Harvard University
Malcolm X
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
Martin Luther King Jr.
This civil rights leader thought that Black Americans should accept racism and embrace a long term fight for equality
W.E.B DuBois
Booker T. Washington
This civil rights leader said that African Americans should demand their rights now and should be treated equal to whites
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
what is shown in the photo
A poll tax
A grandfather clause
A lynching
A literacy test
The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson said that whites and blacks could be segregated if accommodations were
Hot and Cold
Even and uneven
Separate but equal
Fair and equal
True or False: It was illegal for black and whites to get married during the Jim Crow era?
True
False
True or False: restaurants in the south had to build a wall separating whites in blacks if they were eating in the same room during the Jim Crow era?
True
False
True or False: black students and white students could go to school together in southern states during the Jim Crow Era?
True
False
True or False: it was illegal for school textbooks to be used by white and black students during the Jim Crow era
True
False
Whose band did Louis Armstrong join when he moved to Chicago?
Duke Ellington
Dizzy Gillespie
Joe "King" Oliver
James Reece Europe
Where did the KKK start?
California
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
When was the KKK founded?
1863
1870
1872
1865
When was the KKK revived?
1915
1910
1925
1940
In what years did the most people join the KKK?
1945-1985
1935-1970
1940-1980
1930-1960
Who was the first African American's to join congress?
Barack Obama
Hiram Rhodes
Edward Brooke
Tim Scott
What is de jure segregation?
Segregation enforced by law
Segregation enforced by custom.
What is de facto segregation?
Segregation enforced by law.
Segregation enforced by custom.
What do the letters NAACP stand for?
National American Association of Colored People
National Association of American Colored People
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Advancement Association of Colored People
What year was the NAACP formed?
1900
1909
1920
1963
Who started the Niagara Movement that later became the NAACP?
Booker T. Washington
Marcus Garvey
William Lloyd Garrison
W.E.B. DuBois
The Niagara Movement's manifesto called for each of the following EXCEPT...
segregation in schools
the end of racial discrimination
full recognition of humanity for people of color
equal civil rights
Who were the two female civil rights leaders who were also founders of the NAACP?
Phyllis Wheatley
Ida B. Wells
Sojourner Truth
Mary Church Terrell
What was the NAACP mission?
To achieve a fully integrated society with equal rights for all.
To achieve a fully integrated society with equal rights for some.
To achieve a fully segregated society with equal rights for some.
To achieve complete assimilation within our society.
What Civil Rights leader was the author of The Souls of Black Folk?
Booker T. Washington
WEB DuBois
What is Pan-Africanism?
the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area
a series of political reforms in the Soviet Union after the death of long-time leader Joseph Stalin in 1953
a worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all indigenous and diaspora ethnic groups of African descent
To convert from private to governmental ownership and control
Garveyism is:
A system of government led by a dictator who typically rules by forcefully and often violently suppressing opposition and criticism, controlling all industry and commerce, and promoting nationalism and often racism.
the competence or skill expected of a professional
A racial and political doctrine advocating black separation and the formation of self-governing black nations in Africa
A political and economic theory of social organizations which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
Which one of Garvey’s movements interested thousands of people in the diaspora?
Civil Rights Movement
The “Reform” Movement
Abolitionism
The “Back to Africa” Movement
The “Back to Africa” movement was a success
True
False
What did Garveyism symbolize?
Nothing
Marcus Garvey
the transformation of the way black people looked at themselves and their place
Marcus Garvey’s movements
W.E.B Du Bois did not like Garvey's views on black nationalism and pan-africanism
True
False
