Practice Exam Answers

The Plessy v. Ferguson ruling stated that

the Separate Car Act was unconstitutional.

segregation was unconstitutional.

segregation was necessary to preserve public peace.

the Fourteenth Amendment was unconstitutional.

Which is true about the “lost generation”?

They tried to win favor with the wealthy but became poor.

They did not think the lifestyle of the 1920s was desirable.

They were trying to find a country that would welcome them.

They thought life was too short not to have fun.

What was used to prevent African American men from voting in the late 1800s?

minstrel shows

poll taxes

subsistence farms

tenant contracts

A major result of the Civil War was that it

preserved the Union.

divided the country.

enhanced trade with Europe.

reinvented the Northern economy.

The 1871 Civil Rights Act gave the US president the power to

violate property rights.

suspend habeas corpus.

grant voting rights.

serve for a second term.

An example of a push factor would be

poverty.

religious freedom.

educational opportunities.

job opportunities.

Which number on the map shows Puerto Rico?

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