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WorksheetsJim Crow Laws
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 5hrs 45mins
What were Jim Crow Laws?
laws that aided in the education of African Americans
laws of segregation against African Americans
laws that helped African Americans get better jobs
laws that helped African Americans vote
Who made people aware of the suffering of African Americans under Jim Crow laws?
Robert E. Lee
Homer Plessy
Ida B. Wells
John Ferguson
Which of the following describes Booker T. Washington?
Born a slave
Promoted higher education for African Americans
accepted social segregation
wrote: Up From Slavery
believed African Americans should put off their demands for civil rights and instead work for economic growth
Which of the following describes W.E.B. DuBois?
Born after the Civil War
Promoted higher education for African Americans
Promoted vocational educaation for African Americans
wrote: The Crisis
believed in full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans
What does this photo illustrate?
desegregation
prohibition
suffrage
Jim Crow Laws
Which person thought African Americans could gain equality by working harder and longer?
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Ida B. Wells
Homer Plessy
What court decision upheld Jim Crow Laws declaring "separate but equal"?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Loving v. Virginia
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Following the Civil War, the south continued to segregate based on...
religion
gender
race
age
Which person fought against the injustices suffered by African Americans by publicizing lynchings in newspapers?
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Ida B. Wells
Homer Plessy
American Indians were not considered US citizens until...
1865
1924
2005
They are still not considered citizens
Jim Crow Laws went directly against two Constitutional Amendments. Which two?
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
If someone is prevented from voting they are...
disfranchised
unfortunate
disbarred
promoted
Which people formed/founded the NAACP?
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Ida B. Wells
Homer Plessy
Which person called on African American doctors, lawyers, and teachers to become leaders of their people?
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Ida B. Wells
Homer Plessy
How did Jim Crow Laws affect African Americans in terms of GOVERNMENT?
created separate water fountains
didn't allow white and black children to attend the same school
required seprate by equal restrooms for whites and blacks
imposed impossible voting regulations so African Americans couldn't vote
Who created the Tuskegee Institute and believed in vocational education for African Americans?
What created a 10-year halt on all Chinese labor immigration?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Labor Immigration Act
Chinese Worker Act
Invitation to Work Act
Jim Crow Laws made it legal to ______ against _______.
discriminate
promote
women
African Americans
Who was the first African American to graduate with a PhD from Harvard?
Fredrick Douglass
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Ida B. Wells
