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REVIEW - Segregation and Jim Crow Laws

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country did the U.S. declare war on in 1898?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

2.

What group made up the majority of the voting population in Wilmington, NC in 1898?

a)

Asians

b)

Hispanics

c)

Blacks/African Americans

d)

Whites

3.

What mythical monster did white supremacists in North Carolina use to portray black men in 1898 in order to bring public opinion against them?

a)

Werewolf

b)

Zombie

c)

Vampire

d)

Incubus

4.

When intimidation failed, how did white supremacists win the elections in North Carolina in 1898?

a)

Physical violence and stuffing the ballot box

b)

Peaceful protests

c)

Legal challenges

d)

Boycotts

5.

What landmark case of 1896 legalized Jim Crow laws and the segregation of the races as long as the separate facilities were equal?

a)

Roe v. Wade, 1973

b)

Miranda v. Arizona, 1966

c)

Brown v. Board of Education, 1954

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896

6.

What was the impact of the Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896 case on the African American community?

a)

It led to the end of segregation

b)

It led to the legalization of Jim Crow laws

c)

It led to the end of slavery

d)

It led to the right to vote for African Americans

7.

What was the name of the newspaper published by Alexander Manly in Wilmington, NC in 1898?

a)

The Daily Record

b)

The Wilmington Journal

c)

The North Carolina Gazette

d)

The Wilmington Star

8.

What was the name of the white supremacist group that played a significant role in the 1898 Wilmington insurrection?

a)

The Ku Klux Klan

b)

The Red Shirts

c)

The White League

d)

The Knights of the White Camelia

9.

What was the result of the 1898 Wilmington insurrection for the black community?

a)

They gained political power

b)

They were forced out of the city

c)

They were granted equal rights

d)

They were given reparations

10.

What film was adapted from the play, “The Clansmen”?

a)
The Birth of a Nation
b)
The Shawshank Redemption
c)
Gone with the Wind
d)
The Godfather
11.

What man advised Blacks to work within the system of Jim Crow?

a)
Booker T. Washington
b)

WEB DuBois

c)
Martin Luther King Jr.
d)
Malcolm X
12.

If a company needed cheap labor, it could get workers from southern states through

     what way?

a)

The Convict-Lease System

b)
Labor unions advocating for workers' rights
c)

Temp Agencies

d)
Fair wages and benefits
13.

Who wrote “The Souls of Black Folk,” a book which attacked those who

     supported Jim Crow laws?

a)
Zora Neale Hurston
b)
Maya Angelou
c)
W.E.B. Du Bois
d)
Langston Hughes
14.

What city saw a great riot against Blacks as a result of the play “The Clansmen”?

a)
Chicago
b)
Los Angeles
c)
New York
d)
Atlanta
15.

What President was at first supported by W.E.B DuBois but whom he later criticized?

a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
16.
Jim Crow laws were named after a _________ called "Jump Jim Crow".
a)
movie
b)
play
c)
song
d)
radio show
17.

Lawmakers could not violate the _____ Amendment which guaranteed Black citizens the right to vote, so they devised obstacles to keep Blacks from voting.

a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
18.
States passed laws which required Blacks to _____________ in order to vote. Check all that apply.
a)

pay a poll tax

b)
own $500 worth of property
c)
pass a literacy test
19.
The "grandfather clause" said that if you had a grandfather who was able to vote, then you could vote as well. As few Blacks had a grandfather who could vote, they were kept from voting.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Jim Crow laws lasted from __________ to the ___________.
a)
1810s to the 1910s
b)
1870s to the 1960s
c)
1940s to the 1960s
d)
1970s to the 1990s
21.
The name "Jim Crow" came from a __________ character of the 1830s and 1840s which gave a very negative and mocking portrayal of African-Americans.
a)
stage
b)
television
c)
radio
d)
movie
22.
In 1890, the state of ________________ passed a law which said blacks and whites couldn't ride in the same train car. This would lead to the Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896, where Jim Crow laws were found to be legal.
a)
Texas
b)
Alabama
c)
Louisiana
d)
Florida
23.

Thousands of African-Americans were murdered through (a)   during the Jim Crow era.

24.
The NAACP, or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was founded in ____________ to protect the rights of African-Americans.
a)
1809
b)
1909
c)
1919
d)
1896
25.

Who developed the idea of crop rotation (changing which crops are grown on the land in order to replace necessary nutrients) which was instrumental in transforming agriculture in the United States?

a)
Thomas Edison
b)

Booker T. Washington

c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington Carver
26.

Black soldiers who fought in the 369th U.S. Army unit during World War I were known as what?

a)
New York Ninjas
b)
Chicago Champions
c)
Los Angeles Lions
d)
Harlem Hellfighters
27.

Who wrote the book, "Their Eyes Were Watching God" during the period of the Harlem Renaissance?

a)
Toni Morrison
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Zora Neale Hurston
d)
Maya Angelou
28.

Musicians who migrated from New Orleans introduced a new kind of sound to the New York music scene, called what?

a)
Jazz
b)
Heavy Metal
c)
Classical
d)
Salsa
29.

Between 1910 and 1930, how many Black people left the South to move to the North and the West Coast in the Great Migration?

a)

Approximately 1.6 million

b)
Approximately 10 million
c)
Approximately 3 million
d)
Approximately 6 million
30.

What famous baseball player was supposed to be a member of the Black Panthers, an all-Black tank division, but was kicked out for refusing to move to the back of a segregated military bus?

a)
Jackie Robinson
b)
Mickey Mantle
c)
Hank Aaron
d)
Babe Ruth
31.

Booker T. Washington founded what Institute, which was one of the first HBCUs in the United States?

a)
Harvard University
b)
Tuskegee Institute
c)
Stanford College
d)
Yale Institute
32.

What was the name of the group which W.E.B. DuBois said should lead Blacks to equality?

a)
Talented Tenth
b)
Intelligent Thirteenth
c)
Brilliant Twelfth
d)
Enlightened Eleventh
33.

What crops did George Washington Carver come up with new uses for?

a)
Peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans
b)
Corn, wheat, and rice
c)
Apples, oranges, and bananas
d)
Cotton, tobacco, and sugarcane
34.

What was the name of the rebirth of Black culture and art in the 1920s?

a)
Chicago Revival
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Detroit Resurgence
d)
Boston Renaissance
35.

What was the main argument between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois?

a)

DuBois believed in agitation, while Washington believed that Blacks should not make waves, but help themselves instead.

b)
Their disagreement was about the role of women in the civil rights movement
c)
They both agreed on the need for segregation and separate but equal treatment
d)
Their main argument was about the best way to preserve African American culture
36.

What HBCU did DuBois study at before going to Harvard?

a)
University of Alabama
b)
Howard University
c)
Yale University
d)
Fisk University
37.
Tulsa was a rich city because __________ was discovered there in 1905.
a)
gold
b)
a diamond mine
c)
oil
d)
natural gas
38.
Which of the following types of businesses were present in the Greenwood district? Check all that apply.
a)
Hotels
b)
Theaters
c)
Chili Houses
d)
Funeral Parlors
39.

Race riots in the late 1800s and early 1900s across the country are fueled by.......

a)
white success
b)
black success
c)
womens' desire to vote
d)
Latino success
40.
The wealth of blacks in Tulsa threatened......
a)
rural life
b)
urban life of blacks
c)
white supremacy
41.

FUN QUESTION: Which of the following men have NOT dated Taylor Swift?

a)

Travis Kelce

b)
Tom Hiddleston
c)
Calvin Harris
d)

John Cena

42.

FUN QUESTION: Who are the last three football coaches for the Ohio State University? Check all that apply.

a)

Ryan Day

b)

Jim Tressel

c)

Urban Meyer

d)

Jim Harbaugh