WorksheetsRacial Issues Day 3 TID
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I was arrested for sitting in "Whites Only" train car in Louisiana.
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Homer Ferguson
c)
Homer Plessy
d)
Dred Scott
2.
Jim Crow law segregated society. Which of the following is the best definition/explanation of segregated in regards to the Jim Crow Era?
a)
A Segregated society is a society divided by economic levels.
b)
A Segregated society is a society united by race
c)
A Segregated society is a society divided by gender.
d)
A Segregated society is a society divided by race.
3.
Which of the following best explains the legal doctrine that justified Jim Crow Laws?
a)
Equal Rights Doctrine meant that people had to have things equal even if they were segregated.
b)
Separate but Equal Doctrine meant that people had to separated equally with the same separations.
c)
Separate but Equal Doctrine meant that society could be segregated as long as all parties were give equal accommodations.
4.
Referring to this legal doctrine mentioned in the previous question, which of the following explains the reality of how the doctrine looked in everyday life?
a)
The reality of the equal rights doctrine meant that states, including GA, would always have separate yet equal accommodations for all.
b)
The reality of the separate but equal doctrine meant that states, including GA, would always have separate accommodations however the separate accommodations were rarely equal.
5.
To ensure segregation, Georgia passed ________ laws.
a)
Segregational
b)
Jim Crow
c)
Citizenship
d)
Racial Discrimination
6.
I am the landmark court case that legalized Jim Crow Laws.
a)
Plessy Vs. Ferguson
b)
Plessy vs. The State of Louisiana
c)
Homer vs. Plessy
d)
Louisiana vs. Plessy
7.
Jim Crow was a fictional character who made fun of black people and was also portrayed by white people in "black face" make up.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Jim Crow laws made the following legal. (check all that apply)
a)
Separate drinking fountains
b)
No free speech and fair trials for black people.
c)
Separate hotels and schools
d)
Separate train cars and sections on buses
9.
During the Jim Crow era black people who applied for a job were rarely discriminated against.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Jim Crow laws were in place for just over 100 years.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Which of the following BEST explains Plessy vs. Ferguson.
a)
Homer Plessy was arrested for sitting in a whites only section of a railroad car. Plessy sued on the bases that his 14th Amendment (citizenship) right had been violated. Plessy lost the case in both the LA Supreme Court and the US Supreme Court. This ruling legalized Jim Crow Laws.
b)
Homer Plessy was arrested for sitting in a whites only section of a city bus. Plessy sued on the bases that his 14th Amendment (citizenship) right had been violated. Plessy lost the case in LA Supreme Court and Won in the US Supreme Court. This ruling made Jim Crow laws illegal.
12.
The ruling in the case above established which of the following legal doctrine(s)?
a)
Jim Crow Doctrine
b)
Equal Rights Doctrine
c)
Segregation Doctrine
d)
Separate But Equal Doctrine
13.
After the Plessy vs. Ferguson ruling all forms of life in the south segregated and things got worse for Black People.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Jim Crow ideas also were involved in banking practices. In many ways Jim Crow Era bank policies were more hurtful to African Americans than separate facilities, schools, and transportation. Which of the following best explains Jim Crow bank policies.
a)
Jim Crow banking policies were hurtful to African Americans because they were not given credit like white people and could not borrow the money needed to buy land or start a business.
b)
Jim Crow banking policies were hurtful to African Americans because they were not allowed to enter banks because banks were only for white people.
15.
Which of the following is the best definition for Disenfranchisement?
a)
Disenfranchisement is keeping people for organizing and running for office.
b)
Disenfranchisement is keeping people from voting.
c)
Disenfranchisement is keeping people for franchises.
d)
Disenfranchisement is keeping people from running for elected office.
16.
Which of the following were NOT disenfranchisement methods employed in GA during this period of time?
a)
Election Cancelling
b)
Poll Taxes
c)
Literacy Tests
d)
Violence and Intimidation
17.
The KKK carried out wide spread violence and lynchings in GA. Which of the follow best describes a lynching.
a)
A lynching is a murder.
b)
A lynching is a trail that ends in execution.
c)
A lynching is hanging a black man.
d)
A lynching is an execution with out a fair trial.
18.
What happened in 1906 in the City of Atlanta that was a black eye on the Jewel of the New South?
a)
The International Cotton Expo
b)
The Atlanta Race Riot.
c)
The Atlanta Textile Convention
d)
The Atlanta punching fest
19.
Referring to the question above, check all the things that caused the incident in question. (check all that apply)
a)
Newspaper Reporting of alleged sexual assaults
b)
Whites viewing blacks as threats to jobs
c)
Black Businesses doing better than white businesses
d)
Hoke Smith stirring up racial tension with his campaign for Governor.
20.
Which of the following thought that black people should not fight for civil rights but learn, work, and prove themselves worthy and gain acceptance over time?
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
WEB Dubois
c)
Alonzo Herndon
d)
Jimbo Franklin
21.
Which of the following thought that black people should fight for civil rights and demand their equality immediately. He would be very much in favor of protests and boycotts.
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
WEB Dubois
c)
Alonzo Herndon
d)
Jimbo Franklin
22.
Alonzo Herndon is a very good example of WEB DuBois' ideas of civil rights.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
23.
Born in Virginia; Educated in West Virginia at West Hampton college
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. Dubois
c)
Alonzo Herndon
24.
Born a slave; father was a plantation owner, mother was a slave
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. Dubois
c)
Alonzo Herndon
25.
Born in Massachusetts; went to Fisk College
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. Dubois
c)
Alonzo Herndon
26.
President of Tuskegee Institution in Alabama
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. Dubois
c)
Alonzo Herndon
27.
Founder of the NAACP; first black man to graduate from Harvard University
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. Dubois
c)
Alonzo Herndon
28.
Gave famous Atlanta Compromise Speech at the Cotton Expos; first black man to be invited to the White House
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. Dubois
c)
Alonzo Herndon
29.
Moved to Atlanta to open barber shops; started the Atlanta Life Insurance company; richest black man in Atlanta
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. Dubois
c)
Alonzo Herndon
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