1. The black codes imposed on former slaves set up prohibitions in all of
the following areas except
1. carrying weapons.
2. traveling without restrictions.
3. working as a farmhand.
4. owning a business.
2. Poll taxes and grandfather clauses were devices used to
1. deny African Americans the right to vote.
2. extend suffrage to women and 18-year-old citizens.
3. raise money for political campaigns.
4. prevent immigrants from becoming citizens.
Base your answer to question 3 on the passage below and on your knowledge
Of social studies.
"The registrar brought a big old book out there, and he gave me the sixteenth
section of the constitution of Mississippi, . . . I could copy it like it was in the book,
but after I got through copying it, he told me to give a reasonable interpretation and
tell the meaning of the section I had copied. Well, I flunked out.
-Source: A History of the United States since 1861
3. The main intent of the literacy test described in the passage was to
1. encourage reform of the political system.
2. encourage Mississippi residents to learn about their state's legal system
3. prevent African Americans from exercising a basic right.
4. enforce the provisions of the United States Constitution.
4. Jim Crow laws
1. gave full civil rights to African Americans.
2. kept African Americans in a separate and inferior position.
3.provided economic incentives for business growth.
4. provided equal opportunities for all citizens.
5. The legal basis for racial segregation in the late nineteenth century was
1. Supreme Court decisions that excluded African Americans from voting
2. legislation by Congress.
3. Jim Crow laws enacted by Southern legislatures.
4. laws in Northern states that excluded African Americans from
factory work.
6. In the late 1800's which action led to an increase in violations of the
rights of African Americans?
1. addition of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Federal
Constitution.
2 integration of public facilities such as restaurants and restrooms.
3. passage of Jim Crow legislation by some Southern states.
4. start of affirmative action programs by the Federal Government.
7. The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson was significant
because it
1. eliminated the power of states in the area of civil rights.
2. abolished the equal protection clause of the Constitution.
3. provided a constitutional basis for segregation.
4 extended African-American voting rights.
8. In Plessy v. Ferguson the Supreme Court argued that
1. racial segregation was legal as long as equal facilities were provided.
2. racial segregation was unconstitutional.
3. the Fourteenth Amendment outlawed practices based on racial
differences.
4. separate but equal laws would create separate but unequal
facilities..
9. The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) had a major
impact on United States history because the decision
1. eliminated the power of the states in the area of civil rights.
2. abolished the equal protection clause of the Federal Constitution.
3. provided a constitutional basis for segregation laws.
4. extended African-American voting rights.
10. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois differed in their approach
to equality for African Americans mainly in regard to the
1. speed with which African Americans could expect integration and
social change to occur.
2. use of violence to achieve their goals.
3. importance of voting rights and education.
4. necessity of African Americans to help themselves.
11. Which statement best summarizes the beliefs of Booker T.Washington?
1. The best solution for African Americans was to return to Africa.
2. Social equality for African Americans would be easier to achieve
than legal rights.
3. The way to dissolve the barriers of segregation and bring about an
end to Jim Crow laws was by active, violent resistance.
4. The most immediate means for African Americans to achieve
equality was to expand their opportunities for vocational education.
12. Which statement about the philosophies of Booker T. Washington and
W.E.B. Du Bois is most accurate?
1. They differed as to the best way that African Americans could
effectively achieve quality.
2. Both demanded programs that would provide for immediate social
equality.
3. Both believed that vocational training would provide the most
important kind of education for African Americans.
4. Neither wanted the Federal Government to play a major role in
protecting the civil rights of African Americans.
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