C-3 JIM CROW AND DISCRIMINATION RETRIEVAL QUIZ (MUST-DO)

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Reconstruction was such a successful time period that it was completed within ten years.

True

False

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why Reconstruction ended so soon?

The Radical Republicans were able to convince the majority of Americans to believe in racial equality so Reconstruction wasn't even needed anymore. 

Many people didn't believe Reconstruction was even working that well since many of the practices actually looked a whole lot like slavery. 

Reconstruction was expensive and time-consuming and people got sick of supporting it.

Reconstruction was becoming extremely violent - white supremacist groups were attacking black Americans and their white allies. 

One of the major white supremacist groups that formed during the Reconstruction period was called the _______.

Even some of the white Americans who supported giving rights to black people grew sick of supporting Reconstruction.

True

False

Check off all of the following that statements that are TRUE about the legacy of Reconstruction.

The collapse of Reconstruction proved that civil rights must be continuously fought for - just because we have them now doesn't mean we always will. 

Black Americans proved that they were capable of doing things that many people thought they couldn't, like getting an education and serving in government.

The laws passed during Reconstruction proved that once a law is passed, everyone must always follow that law. 

The Civil Rights Act and the Reconstruction Amendments expanded the meaning of rights in the U.S.

Reconstruction proved that racial equality was desired by the majority of Americans. 

The time period immediately following the collapse of Reconstruction was known as the _______ Era.

Which of the following is the best definition of Jim Crow laws?

Laws that demand that racial equality be enforced at the state level. 

Laws that demand that racial equality be enforced at the national level.

Laws that legalize racial segregation.

Laws that allow amendments to be overturned by a vote of the people.

Jim Crow laws were based on the concept of __________.

Black Americans who didn't follow the Jim Crow laws or the social standards of the time could end up as the targets of lynching.

True

False

Which group was typically responsible for lynching?

State governments

National government

Police forces

Individual citizens

The Civil Rights Acts and the Reconstruction Amendments were officially repealed after the collapse of Reconstruction.

True

False

In order to get around the laws that were passed during Reconstruction, some white legislators found _______ in the laws. 

What was the name of the system whereby black men could be arrested and forced to work (in a manner similar to slavery)?

During the Jim Crow era, it was legal for states to pass laws that said "black men cannot vote."

True

False

In Plessy v Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation was legal as long as black people and white people both had similar options, a practice that lasted for decades and was commonly referred to as "_______ _______ _______."

List one type of establishment or accommodation that was commonly segregated during the Jim Crow era.

Explain how both of the following locations were also home to racist policies in the late 1800s: Africa and Germany.

Reconstruction was such a successful time period that it was completed within ten years. 

True

False

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why Reconstruction ended so soon?

The Radical Republicans were able to convince the majority of Americans to believe in racial equality so Reconstruction wasn't even needed anymore. 

Many people didn't believe Reconstruction was even working that well since many of the practices actually looked a whole lot like slavery. 

Reconstruction was expensive and time-consuming and people got sick of supporting it.

Reconstruction was becoming extremely violent - white supremacist groups were attacking black Americans and their white allies. 

Even some of the white Americans who supported giving rights to black people grew sick of supporting Reconstruction.

True

False

Check off all of the following that statements that are TRUE about the legacy of Reconstruction.

The collapse of Reconstruction proved that civil rights must be continuously fought for - just because we have them now doesn't mean we always will. 

Black Americans proved that they were capable of doing things that many people thought they couldn't, like getting an education and serving in government.

The laws passed during Reconstruction proved that once a law is passed, everyone must always follow that law. 

The Civil Rights Act and the Reconstruction Amendments expanded the meaning of rights in the U.S.

Reconstruction proved that racial equality was desired by the majority of Americans. 

Which of the following is the best definition of Jim Crow laws?

Laws that demand that racial equality be enforced at the state level. 

Laws that demand that racial equality be enforced at the national level.

Laws that legalize racial segregation.

Laws that allow amendments to be overturned by a vote of the people.

Black Americans who didn't follow the Jim Crow laws or the social standards of the time could end up as the targets of lynching.

True

False

Which group was typically responsible for lynching?

State governments

National government

Police forces

Individual citizens

The Civil Rights Acts and the Reconstruction Amendments were officially repealed after the collapse of Reconstruction.

True

False

What was the name of the system whereby black men could be arrested and forced to work (in a manner similar to slavery)?

Lynching

13th Amendment

Black codes

Convict leasing

Jim Crow

During the Jim Crow era, it was legal for states to pass laws that said "black men cannot vote."

True

False