WorksheetsChapter 2 Review Post-Reconstruction & Jim Crow Era Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What ended Reconstruction in 1877?
Civil Rights Act
Compromise of 1877
14th Amendment
Louisiana Constitution
What was the main purpose of Jim Crow laws?
To give African Americans new rights
To separate African Americans and whites
To end segregation in schools
To create new jobs
What year was the Louisiana Constitution rewritten to restrict voting rights?
1877
1885
1898
1904
What did the Louisiana Constitution of 1898 require to vote?
Poll tax
Owning a farm
Signing a loyalty oath
Citizenship papers
What was the purpose of the grandfather clause?
To let African Americans vote freely
To allow white men to vote even if they failed other requirements
To stop immigrants from voting
To make voting easier for women
What Supreme Court case created the “separate but equal” rule?
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Marbury v. Madison
What does “separate but equal” mean?
People are treated the same regardless of race
Races can be separated as long as facilities are “equal”
Segregation is illegal
Schools must be integrated
Who dissented in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?
Justice Taney
Justice Brown
Justice Harlan
Justice Marshall
What did Justice Harlan mean when he said “Our Constitution is color-blind”?
The Constitution ignores all laws
The Constitution protects everyone equally regardless of race
The Constitution allows segregation
The Constitution only applies to whites
Why did Harlan call the decision “pernicious”?
Because it helped African Americans
Because it would harm the nation over time
Because it ended Reconstruction
Because it gave women the right to vote
What was the impact of the Dred Scott decision of 1857?
African Americans gained citizenship
The Court ruled African Americans had no citizenship rights
Slavery ended immediately
Jim Crow laws ended
How did the Louisiana Constitution of 1898 affect African American voting?
Increased Black voter turnout
Almost eliminated African American voters
Made all men able to vote
Ended segregation
Which African American leader believed in vocational education and economic progress?
W. E. B. Du Bois
Booker T. Washington
Ida B. Wells
Frederick Douglass
Which leader believed in higher education and immediate civil rights?
Booker T. Washington
W. E. B. Du Bois
Justice Harlan
Mary Church Terrell
Who campaigned against lynching?
Ida B. Wells
Mary Church Terrell
Booker T. Washington
Homer Plessy
What was the motto of the National Association of Colored Women (NACW)?
“Separate but Equal”
“Justice for All”
“Lifting as We Climb”
“Color-Blind Constitution”
What was the purpose of HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)?
To train white politicians
To provide higher education for African Americans
To separate schools by gender
To close Black schools
What does the word “disenfranchisement” mean?
The right to vote freely
Losing or being denied the right to vote
A type of segregation law
The ability to attend HBCUs
What was the impact of Plessy v. Ferguson on the South?
It ended segregation immediately
It legalized segregation for decades
It gave women the right to vote
It stopped Jim Crow laws
Why is Justice Harlan’s dissent important today?
It made slavery legal again
It inspired future civil rights leaders
It banned poll taxes
It ended Jim Crow immediately
