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Jim Crow Era

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to deprive a person the right to vote or rights of citizenship

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Separate but Equal

c)

Anti-Semitism

d)

Disenfranchisement

2.

Where Were Jim Crow Laws Mainly Used?

a)

Eastern Shore

b)

South

c)

North

3.

laws created by state legislatures to deny African-Americans or Blacks citizenship rights

a)

Disenfranchisement

b)

Separate but Equal

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Anti-Semitism

4.

Supreme Court case that established the separate but equal doctrine thus promoting segregation

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson (1892)

c)

Atlanta Race Riot (1906)

d)

Disenfranchisement

5.

Many African Americans criticized this leader calling him an "accommodationist" and a "compromiser" who gave-in to white demands?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

WEB Dubois

6.

Principle upheld in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in which the Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public facilities was legal.

a)

Separate but Equal

b)

Literacy Test

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson (1892)

7.

What was the purpose of the Black Women's Club movement?

a)

To advocate for civil and political rights for Black men

b)

To advocate for civil and political rights for Black women

c)

To advocate for social and economic equality for Black Americans

d)

To advocate for the end of Jim Crow laws

8.

Who was the first president of the National Association of Colored Women?

a)

Fanny Coppin

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Mary Church Terrell

d)

Ida B Wells-Barnett

9.

What was the founding motto of the National Association of Colored Women?

a)

Lifting as we climb

b)

Equality for all

c)

Unity in diversity

d)

Strength in sisterhood

10.

This woman led a campaign against the lynching of African Americans

a)

Margaret Sanger

b)

Doroetha Dix

c)

Ida B. Wells

d)

Frances Willard

11.

When Ida B. Wells could not continue school she lied about her age and got her first job as a _______________.

a)

Journalist

b)

Teacher

c)

Politician

d)

Social Worker

12.
When all workers of a union refuse to go to work
a)
denied
b)
boarded
c)
strike
d)
boycott
13.
person who worked for women's right to vote
a)
amendment
b)
inspired
c)
obeyed
d)
suffragist
14.
Highest Court
a)
strike
b)
Supreme Court
c)
amendment
d)
suffragist
15.
A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law
a)
Supreme Court
b)
insisted
c)
amendment
d)
denied
16.
A refusal to buy or use goods and services
a)
boycott
b)
strike
c)
amendment
d)
obeyed
17.
To take a stand and hold firmly to it; demanded
a)
boarded
b)
boycott
c)
insisted
d)
strike
18.

Jim Crow laws

a)

Segregated blacks and whites

b)

Killed minorities

c)

Resulted in slavery

d)

Were ended after the Civil War

19.

A political murder of an African American to intimidate called a

a)

Grandfather Clause

b)

Literacy Test

c)

Poll Tax

d)

Lynching

20.

what is shown in the photo

a)

A poll tax

b)

A grandfather clause

c)

A lynching

d)

A literacy test

21.

What was the main purpose of the Black Codes?

a)

To limit the rights of Black citizens

b)

To integrate public schools

c)

To promote racial equality

d)

To encourage Black citizens to vote

22.

What was the purpose of the grandfather clause?

a)

To promote literacy among voters

b)

To disenfranchise Black voters

c)

To ensure all citizens could vote

d)

To allow women to vote

23.

What was the purpose of literacy tests?

a)

To promote reading among citizens

b)

To improve education

c)

To disenfranchise Black voters

d)

To ensure fair voting practices

24.

What was the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

a)

It declared segregation in education unconstitutional

b)

It reinforced the grandfather clause

c)

It allowed states to pass Black Codes

d)

It upheld segregation in schools

25.

What was one method used to prevent Black citizens from voting?

a)

Voting incentives

b)

Free transportation to polls

c)

Poll taxes

d)

Automatic registration

26.

What was a common feature of segregated public schools?

a)

Outdated books and underpaid teachers for Black students

b)

Advanced technology for Black students

c)

Integrated classrooms

d)

Equal resources for all students

27.

What was the role of African Americans during Reconstruction?

a)

They were not allowed to participate in politics

b)

They were only allowed to work in agriculture

c)

They participated in politics by voting and holding office

d)

They were given equal rights immediately

28.

What were Black Codes?

a)

Laws that made black shirts illegal

b)

Laws to try to keep African Americans from living in the South

c)

Laws created to limit the rights of African Americans

d)

Laws that made black pants illegal

29.

What is the main purpose of domestic (inside the United States) public policies?

a)

To increase passenger use of trains and mass transit

b)

To strengthen ties between the United States and other countries in the world

c)

To improve the general welfare and safety of Americans

d)

To prevent terrorist attacks

30.

1866 Formation of Ku Klux Klan

a)

Anti-civil rights organization re-organizes to oppose Jewish and Catholic emigration from Europe, as well as basic rights for African Americans

b)

Formed in Tennessee after the civil war by Confderate Veterans to oppose U.S. governments efforts during Reconstruction

c)

Supreme Court decision which ruled that school segregation was unconstitutional

d)

Racial violence caused by false accusation of an African American man assaulting a white woman, leading to hundreds of death, mostly African Americans

31.

1909 NAACP Founded

a)

Five days of racial violence set off by a police raid on an unlicensed drinking club frequented by African Americans.

b)

Post World War I violence against African-Americans caused by tensions emerging from northern-migration and tensions from ending of World War I.

c)

Civil rights organization founded to promote equal rights for African Americans.

d)

Anti-civil rights organization re-organizes to oppose Jewish and Catholic emigration from Europe, as well as basic rights for African Americans.

32.

1915 KKK resurgence as “Invisible Empire”

a)

Civil rights organization founded to promote equal rights for African Americans.

b)

Anti-civil rights organization re-organizes to oppose Jewish and Catholic emigration from Europe, as well as basic rights for African Americans.

c)

Formed in Tennessee after the civil war by Confderate Veterans to oppose U.S. governments efforts during Reconstruction

d)

Supreme Court decision which ruled that school segregation was unconstitutional.

33.

1954 Brown vs. The Board of Education

a)

Anti-civil rights organization re-organizes to oppose Jewish and Catholic emigration from Europe, as well as basic rights for African Americans.

b)

Formed in Tennessee after the civil war by Confederate Veterans to oppose U.S. governments efforts during Reconstruction

c)

Supreme Court decision which ruled that school segregation was unconstitutional.

d)

Racial violence caused by false accusation of an African American man assaulting a white woman, leading to hundreds of death, mostly African Americans

34.

1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964

a)

Federal law which ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin

b)

First students to be attend the de-segregated Little Rock Central High School, which led to standoff between Governor of Arkansas and President of the United States.

c)

Founder and first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and prominent civil rights leader.

d)

Federal law which aimed to remove legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote

35.

1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965

a)

Federal law which ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin

b)

First students to be attend the de-segregated Little Rock Central High School, which led to standoff between Governor of Arkansas and President of the United States.

c)

Founder and first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and prominent civil rights leader.

d)

Federal law which aimed to remove legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote

36.

to adopt or take on the traditions of the larger or surrounding group

a)

affiliate

b)

assimilate

c)

congregate

d)

complement

37.

Area that shares a large number of cultural traits.

a)

Cultural diffusion/Culture borrowing

b)

Culture Region

c)

Fine Arts

d)

Economy

38.

What happens when a culture is isolated from other cultures?

a)

Changes in lifestyle occur quickly.

b)

There is a plethora of technology.

c)

Changes in lifestyle occur slowly.

d)

There is a large foreign born population (immigrants).

39.
Laws enacted by Southern state and local governments to separate white and black people in public and private facilities. 
a)
Racist
b)
Prejudice
c)
Discrimination
d)
Jim Crow
40.

What was the main purpose of creating the Constitution of 1895?

a)

To limit African-Americans' rights

b)

To improve race relations

c)

To limit the power of banks and railroads

d)

To promote industry in S.C.

41.

What was the main purpose of creating the Constitution of 1895?

a)

To limit African-Americans' rights

b)

To improve race relations

c)

To limit the power of banks and railroads

d)

To promote industry in S.C.

42.

What impact did Jim Crow laws have on African Americans?

a)

They kept them separated from the whites in public places.

b)

They granted them the right to vote.

c)

They brought more African Americans and whites closer together.

d)

They led to the creation of the Grange.

43.
Which of the following was NOT one of the ways African Americans were disenfranchised?
a)
Literacy test
b)
Poll taxes
c)
Eight Box Law
d)
Fifteenth Amendment
44.

You are eligible to vote if you grandfather was eligible to vote under this clause.

a)

Grandfather clause

b)

Father Clause

c)

Grandmother Clause

d)

Santa Clause

45.

Which word means "The Right To Vote"

a)

Democracy

b)

Elections

c)

Suffrage

d)

Rights

46.

Where Were Jim Crow Laws Mainly Used?

a)

Eastern Shore

b)

South

c)

North

47.
What best describes Jim Crow laws?
a)
better opportunities for women
b)
African Americans gaining full civil and political rights
c)
discrimination laws focused on Native Americans
d)
unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education
48.

What was the main goal of the Dawes Act?

a)

To preserve tribal landholding system

b)

To support Native American economic prosperity

c)

To promote individual land ownership and agriculture

d)

To encourage communal living and cultural traditions

49.

How did the Dawes Act affect tribal landholding?

a)

It increased the size of tribal lands

b)

It had no impact on tribal landholding

c)

It preserved the communal landholding system

d)

It divided lands into individual allotments and sold off surplus lands

50.

What was the result of the privatization of tribal lands under the Dawes Act?

a)

Expansion of tribal lands

b)

Preservation of cultural traditions

c)

Increased economic prosperity for Native Americans

d)

Catastrophic loss of tribal lands