C-4 JIM CROW AND DISCRIMINATION (SHOULD-D0)

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Reconstruction was expensive and time-consuming.

True

False

Most Americans were supportive of Reconstruction and believed that it was working well.

True

False

Even though slavery was no longer allowed, the new system of farming called "sharecropping" actually looked a lot like slavery.

True

False

In order to help the former slaves, many southern states passed laws that made sure all black men and women could own property, get an education, and have all the same rights as white men and women.

True

False

In order to show how much they hated Reconstruction, some white Americans created white supremacist groups like the KKK.

True

False

As time went on, Reconstruction was growing more and more violent.

True

False

One of the problems with Reconstruction was that black Americans proved that they were incapable of getting an education and holding public office.

True

False

The Reconstruction Amendments were removed from the Constitution as soon as Reconstruction ended.

True

False

Once you get certain rights, you will always have them and they can never be taken away from you.

True

False

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

True

False

The time period immediately following Reconstruction was known for its racial harmony, where people of all races got along and were included together in the same activities.

True

False

If a black person did not follow the social expectations set by white people, they could be subject to a punishment known as lynching.

True

False

Lynching was most often conducted by police forces in very private settings.

True

False

Even though some rights were taken away from black men, the one right that the government made sure all black men had no matter what was the right to vote.

True

False

In convict leasing, the government could force prisoners to work without paying them.

True

False

Some states required people to pay taxes or pass literacy tests before they could vote.

True

False

The Supreme Court case Plessy v Ferguson said that all facilities in the U.S. (from schools to restaurants to trains) had to allow both black people and white people to attend together.

True

False

The U.S. allowed a "separate but equal" policy until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s.

True

False

The U.S. was the only country in the world to enact racist policies in the late 1800s.

True

False

By the late 1800s, German people were targeting Jews, a situation that would ultimately lead to the Holocaust.

True

False

Reconstruction was expensive and time-consuming.

True

False

Most Americans were supportive of Reconstruction and believed that it was working well.

True

False

Even though slavery was no longer allowed, the new system of farming called "sharecropping" actually looked a lot like slavery.

True

False

In order to help the former slaves, many southern states passed laws that made sure all black men and women could own property, get an education, and have all the same rights as white men and women.

True

False

In order to show how much they hated Reconstruction, some white Americans created white supremacist groups like the KKK.

True

False

As time went on, Reconstruction was growing more and more violent. 

True

False

One of the problems with Reconstruction was that black Americans proved that they were incapable of getting an education and holding public office. 

True

False

The Reconstruction Amendments were removed from the Constitution as soon as Reconstruction ended. 

True

False

Once you get certain rights, you will always have them and they can never be taken away from you.

True

False

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

True

False

The time period immediately following Reconstruction was known for its racial harmony, where people of all races got along and were included together in the same activities. 

True

False

If a black person did not follow the social expectations set by white people, they could be subject to a punishment known as lynching.

True

False

Lynching was most often conducted by police forces in very private settings. 

True

False

Even though some rights were taken away from black men, the one right that the government made sure all black men had no matter what was the right to vote. 

True

False

In convict leasing, the government could force prisoners to work without paying them.

True

False

Some states required people to pay taxes or pass literacy tests before they could vote.

True

False

The Supreme Court case Plessy v Ferguson said that all facilities in the U.S. (from schools to restaurants to trains) had to allow both black people and white people to attend together. 

True

False

The U.S. allowed a "separate but equal" policy until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s.

True

False

The U.S. was the only country in the world to enact racist policies in the late 1800s.

True

False

By the late 1800s, German people were targeting Jews, a situation that would ultimately lead to the Holocaust.

True

False