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Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why does the author reference Jim Crow in the title of the article?

a)

Jim Crow was the name of the arresting officer.

b)

Jim Crow refers to an organization of white supremacists.

c)

Jim Crow was the name used for train cars designated for African American use.

d)

Jim Crow refers to a set of laws designed to segregate African Americans and whites

2.

What did labeling someone a Bourbon Democrat imply?

a)

They were corrupt.

b)

They were in favor of prohibition.

c)

Their social life often interfered with their government work.

d)

They had not accepted the changes brought about by the Civil War.

3.

This describes leasing prisoners as workers to private businesses in exchange for money in 1870 - 1901.

a)

The Lottery Company

b)

The Convict Lease System

c)

The Farmers' Alliance

d)

Populism

4.

This act required different railroad cars for whites and blacks.

a)

1890 Separate Car Act

b)

Segregation

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Populism

5.

laws that restricted the freedom of African Americans and required separate-but-equal public facilities for whites and blacks.

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Separate-But-Equal Laws

c)

Segregation Laws

d)

Populism Laws

6.
Which of the following represents a difference between the Louisiana Constitution of 1868 and the Louisiana Constitution of 1898? 
a)
In 1868, all males were given the right to vote, but in 1898 only men who owned property were allowed to vote
b)
 In 1868, African American males were given the right to vote, but in the 1898 Constitution voting rights were limited to white males
c)
 In 1868, the voting rights of African Americans were limited by the Louisiana Constitution, and in 1898 African Americans were given new voting rights. 
d)
 In 1868, white male property owners were given the right to vote, but in 1898, women were given the right to vote
7.

What do you call these colorful things?

a)

Frozen Cup

b)

Lilly Dilly

c)

Kool-aid Cup

d)

Cold cup

8.
What term is associated with rebuilding South after Civil War
a)
Rehabilitation
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Restoration
d)
Resurrection 
9.
One of the most heavily debated programs of Reconstruction was the Freedman's Bureau.  While it had mixed results, the primary goal of this program was to:  
a)
prevent the African American population from voting in federal elections.
b)
establish the "sharecropping" system to make sure that white farmers continued to employ African Americans.
c)
provide newly freed slaves with food, shelter, work, and education.
d)
to enforce "Black Codes," or laws that treated African Americans as second-class citizens
10.

What organization was designed to intimidate former slaves and anyone who supported former slaves?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Freedmens Bureau

c)

Black Codes

d)

Radical Republicans

11.
What was the purpose of the Black Codes?
a)
give blacks right to vote
b)
provide bill of rights for freedmen
c)
provide a free, public education for freemen
d)
restrict the actions and movement of freemen
12.
During Reconstruction, most former Confederate states
a)
were placed under military rule for a time
b)
were readmitted into the Union, but only after promising to end slavery within 10 years
c)
given full representation in Congress without issue
d)
supported the immediate end of slavery throughout the U.S.
13.

Which statement below describes the origin of Jim Crow?

a)

Jim Crow was a slave owned by Thomas Dartmouth

b)

Jim Crow was created as a character that imitated and made fun of Black slaves

c)

Jim Crow was a slave that became famous by singing and dancing in theaters

14.

True or False? Discrimination against Blacks did not continue after the Reconstruction Era.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

Which statement describes how Jim Crow Laws affected African Americans?

a)

Jim Crow laws created better schools and hospitals for Blacks

b)

these laws violated the rights of Blacks

c)

these laws increased the rights of Blacks in the south

d)

Jim Crow laws were used by the Freedmen's Bureau to help Blacks after the war

16.

What did Jim Crow make legal throughout the United States?

a)

segregation

b)

integration

c)

voting for all races

d)

sharecropping

17.

As a result of Plessy sitting in the White only section of a Louisiana railcar, what happened?

a)

he exited the train at the next stop by himself

b)

he agreed to move to the Black section of the railcar

c)

he was politely ask to leave the train

d)

he was arrested and found guilty

18.

True or False? The Supreme Court ruled against Plessy.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

What are two ways southern states tried to disenfranchised Blacks during the New South period? (CHOOSE TWO)

a)

Literacy Tests

b)

Poll Taxes

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Math Tests

20.
-Born into slavery on a plantation in Virginia -Believed equality could be achieved through vocational education -Organized the Tuskegee Institute for agricultural and industrial education
a)
W.E.B. Du Bois
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Booker T. Washington
21.
Which person accepted social separation and believed racial equality could be achieved through vocational education?
a)
 Booker T. Washington
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
c)
. W.E.B. Du Bois                               
d)
William Lloyd Douglas
22.
The separation of people based upon race or some other characteristic is referred to as?
a)
Assimilation                        
b)
Civil Rights
c)
Segregation         
d)
Desegregation
23.

Booker T Washington and WEB DuBois both agreed

a)

white people are superior

b)

the telephone is the best invention

c)

Education for African-Americans is important

d)

Equal rights for all

24.

WEB DuBois

a)

founded the NAACP

b)

worked in a salt mine at age 9

c)

was born in Tennessee

d)

taught job skills to African-Americans

25.

WEB DuBois believed in

a)

African-Americans needed to be educated and involved in politics

b)

believed job skills were most important

c)

being a slave was fun

d)

having a job was not important

26.
According to Booker T. Washington, what would help African Americans gain equality?
a)
Learning skills and trades              
b)
Holding protests and strikes
c)
Attending meetings and elections
d)
Working longer and harder

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