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African American History 2

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the intent of the 14th Amendment?

a)

guarantee rights to former slaves

b)

end the occupation of Union troops in the South

c)

outlaw slavery

d)

give black men the right to vote

2.

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s was a period when African Americans

a)

left the US in large numbers to settle in Nigeria

b)

used civil disobedience to fight segregation in the armed forces

c)

migrated to the West in search of land and jobs

d)

created noteworthy works of art and literacture

3.

The migration of African Americans to the North during and following World War I was mainly a result of the

a)

efforts of the Civil Rights Movement

b)

availability of new factory jobs

c)

success of military desegregation

d)

impact of affirmative action programs

4.

The Emancipation Proclamation was an important document because it

a)

granted equal protection under the law

b)

ended slavery

c)

provided a more noble reason to fight in the Civil War

d)

gave blacks the right to vote

5.

W.E.B. DuBois believed that African Americans should attempt to gain equality in the United States by

a)

demanding full and immediate participation in American society

b)

setting up a separate nation within the United States

c)

taking over leadership if all political parties

d)

entering vocational training programs in separate schools

6.

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court ruled that

a)

all western territories should be open to slavery

b)

states may not secede from the Union

c)

slaves are property and may not be taken from their owners

d)

racial segregation was constitutional

7.

The cartoon above appeared during which period?

a)

Reconstruction

b)

the Great Depression

c)

the Harlem Renaissance

d)

colonial America

8.

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?

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

9.

Which of the following would have been the role of the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

to help southern soldiers readjust to life after the war

b)

providing education to Union soldiers after the war

c)

providing money to help rebuild the South's postwar economy

d)

providing assistance, services, and relief to emancipated slaves

10.

The migration of African Americans to the North during and following World War I was mainly a result of the

a)

efforts of the Civil Rights Movement

b)

availability of new factory jobs

c)

success of military desegregation

d)

impact of affirmative action programs

11.

Madam C. J. Walker became millionaire thanks to her homemade line of _____ for African American women.

a)

clothing

b)

candles

c)

hair products

d)

medicine

12.

Who was George Washington Carver?

a)

A president

b)

A farmer

c)

An agricultor

d)

An agricultural scientist

13.
Who was the first African-American to appear on a U.S. postage stamp?
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Jackie Robinson
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Booker T. Washington
14.
Dr. Carter G. Woodson originated what we now call Black History Month. 
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
15.

Whose autobiography is entitled "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?"

a)

Toni Morrison

b)

Nikki Giovanni

c)

Maya Angelou

d)

Alice Walker

16.
Name an invention by Garrett A. Morgan.
a)
The Air Mattress
b)
The Pencil Sharpener
c)
The Traffic Signal
d)
The Automobile
17.
After accidently slicing potatoes too thin, he created the potato chip.
a)
Percy Julian
b)
Ernest Just
c)
Lewis Latimer
d)
George Crum
18.

The legally or socially enforced separation of different ethnicities is called…

a)

racial separation.

b)

colored difference.

c)

segregation.

19.

Which statement best describes the beliefs of Radical Republicans?

a)

"The United States has done enough and shouldn't have to pay more to support freed slaves."

b)

"Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."

c)

"The Southern states and members of the Confederacy should be punished for their actions."

d)

"The country should follow President Lincoln's plan to reunite the country as quickly as possible."

20.

What amnesty plan required at least 10% of the voting population to take the loyalty oath before setting up a state government?

a)

Wade-Davis Bill

b)

Johnson's plan

c)

Stevens' plan

d)

Lincoln's plan

21.

What group wanted to provide land, education, and the right to vote for freedmen (freed slaves)?

a)

Northern Democrats

b)

Moderate Republicans

c)

Southern Democrats

d)

Radical Republicans

22.

It was controversial to provide freed slaves homesteads and the right to vote.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

During the Reconstruction Era many Radical Republicans passed legislative reforms that were designed to --

a)

support the passage of the black codes in the former Confederate states

b)

actively resist the Wade-Davis Bill that granted equal rights to African Americans

c)

give economic opportunities and political rights to the newly freed slaves

d)

create lenient measures to make it easy for the southern states to rejoin the Union

24.

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 --

a)

Civil Rights Acts of 1866

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Compromise of 1870

d)

Morill Act

25.

___________________ wanted African Americans to have full citizenship.

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Radical Republicans

d)

Union Army

26.

During Radical Reconstruction, traditionally white Southern Democrats

a)

had more power than ever before

b)

enjoyed economic success

c)

had less influence and power than most others

d)

united to reform the Confederate government

27.

During Radical Reconstruction Africans Americans had more rights.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.
When was Reconstruction?
a)
1860-1870
b)
1861-1865
c)
1865-1877
29.

This was the Supreme Court case that legalized segregation in America

a)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Garrett v. NFL

30.

Forcing a person to read a paragraph before they were allowed to vote is called a

a)

Poll Tax

b)

Literacy Test

c)

Grandfather Clause

d)

Lynching

31.

Forcing a person to pay a fee to vote is called a

a)

Poll tax

b)

Lynching

c)

Literacy Test

d)

Grandfather clause

32.

A political murder of an African American to intimidate called a

a)

Grandfather Clause

b)

Literacy Test

c)

Poll Tax

d)

Lynching

33.

This famous black leader was born a slave in Alabama

a)

Dred Scott

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

34.

This Black leader was born in the north and was the first African American to graduate with a Ph.D from Harvard University

a)

Malcolm X

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

35.

This civil rights leader thought that Black Americans should accept racism and embrace a long term fight for equality

a)

W.E.B DuBois

b)

Booker T. Washington

36.

This civil rights leader said that African Americans should demand their rights now and should be treated equal to whites

a)

W.E.B. DuBois

b)

Booker T. Washington

37.

what is shown in the photo

a)

A poll tax

b)

A grandfather clause

c)

A lynching

d)

A literacy test

38.

The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson said that whites and blacks could be segregated if accommodations were

a)

Hot and Cold

b)

Even and uneven

c)

Separate but equal

d)

Fair and equal

39.

True or False: It was illegal for black and whites to get married during the Jim Crow era?

a)

True

b)

False

40.

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?

a)

True

b)

False

41.

True or False: black students and white students could go to school together in southern states during the Jim Crow Era?

a)

True

b)

False

42.

True or False: it was illegal for school textbooks to be used by white and black students during the Jim Crow era

a)

True

b)

False

43.
Jazz grew out of.....
a)
the Southern US States
b)
the Northern US States
c)
the caribbean
d)
Mexico
44.
The blues grew out of.....
a)
swing music
b)
work songs and field hollers
c)
cool jazz
d)
classical music
45.
New Orleans is known as....
a)
the birthplace of the blues
b)
the birthplace of classical music
c)
the birthplace of jazz
d)
the
46.
Scat singing is......
a)
singing loudly
b)
singing with dynamics
c)
singing using made up nonsense syllables
d)
singing with a friend
47.
Louis Armstrong is best known for...
a)
his voice and trumpet playing
b)
his piano playing
c)
his saxophone playing
d)
his drum playing
48.
Duke Ellington led a big band and played what instrument?
a)
saxophone
b)
drums
c)
bass
d)
piano
49.
A great jazz musician who helped the 1920s become known as the "Jazz Age"
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Langston Hughes
50.
Famous African American poet who lived in Harlem and was a part of the Harlem Renaissance
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Woodrow Wilson
51.
In  1920 all alcoholic beverages became illegal.  The law was disobeyed and then changed.  This time period was known  as 
a)
The Great Depression
b)
Prohibition
c)
Specialization
d)
Assembly of workers
52.

Whose band did Louis Armstrong join when he moved to Chicago?

a)

Duke Ellington

b)

Dizzy Gillespie

c)

Joe "King" Oliver

d)

James Reece Europe

53.

Where did the KKK start?

a)

California

b)

Alabama

c)

Tennessee

d)

Georgia

54.

When was the KKK founded?

a)

1863

b)

1870

c)

1872

d)

1865

55.

When was the KKK revived?

a)

1915

b)

1910

c)

1925

d)

1940

56.

In what years did the most people join the KKK?

a)

1945-1985

b)

1935-1970

c)

1940-1980

d)

1930-1960

57.

Who was the first African American's to join congress?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Hiram Rhodes

c)

Edward Brooke

d)

Tim Scott

58.

What is de jure segregation?

a)

Segregation enforced by law

b)

Segregation enforced by custom.

59.

What is de facto segregation?

a)

Segregation enforced by law.

b)

Segregation enforced by custom.

60.

What do the letters NAACP stand for?

a)

National American Association of Colored People

b)

National Association of American Colored People

c)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

d)

National Advancement Association of Colored People

61.

What year was the NAACP formed?

a)

1900

b)

1909

c)

1920

d)

1963

62.

Who started the Niagara Movement that later became the NAACP?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

William Lloyd Garrison

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

63.

The Niagara Movement's manifesto called for each of the following EXCEPT...

a)

segregation in schools

b)

the end of racial discrimination

c)

full recognition of humanity for people of color

d)

equal civil rights

64.

Who were the two female civil rights leaders who were also founders of the NAACP?

a)

Phyllis Wheatley

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Mary Church Terrell

65.

What was the NAACP mission?

a)

To achieve a fully integrated society with equal rights for all.

b)

To achieve a fully integrated society with equal rights for some.

c)

To achieve a fully segregated society with equal rights for some.

d)

To achieve complete assimilation within our society.

66.

What Civil Rights leader was the author of The Souls of Black Folk?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

WEB DuBois

67.

What is Pan-Africanism?

a)

the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area

b)

a series of political reforms in the Soviet Union after the death of long-time leader Joseph Stalin in 1953

c)

a worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all indigenous and diaspora ethnic groups of African descent

d)

To convert from private to governmental ownership and control

68.

Garveyism is:

a)

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.

b)

the competence or skill expected of a professional

c)

A racial and political doctrine advocating black separation and the formation of self-governing black nations in Africa

d)

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.

69.

Which one of Garvey’s movements interested thousands of people in the diaspora?

a)

Civil Rights Movement

b)

The “Reform” Movement

c)

Abolitionism

d)

The “Back to Africa” Movement

70.

The “Back to Africa” movement was a success

a)

True

b)

False

71.

What did Garveyism symbolize?

a)

Nothing

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

the transformation of the way black people looked at themselves and their place

d)

Marcus Garvey’s movements

72.

W.E.B Du Bois did not like Garvey's views on black nationalism and pan-africanism

a)

True

b)

False