The Rise of Jim Crow

Question 1

The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Civil Rights Cases of 1883 led to

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the rise of segregation laws in the South.

Question 2

In the late 1800s, how did the federal government respond to Southern attempts to prevent African American men from voting?

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The government failed to enforce laws against discrimination.

Question 3

Which of the following guaranteed equal access to public facilities regardless of race?

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the Civil Rights Act of 1875

Question 4

Which statement best summarizes the experience of African American voters in the South?

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African American men lost the voting rights they had in Reconstruction but regained them from the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Question 5

In 1883, the Supreme Court ruled that there was a difference between

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discrimination committed by governments and discrimination committed by individuals.

Question 6

In the South during the late 1800s, grandfather clauses prevented

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most African American men from voting because they could not avoid poll taxes or literacy tests.

Question 7

Jim Crow laws were named after

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a minstrel show character.

Question 8

Which of the following was used to prevent African American men from voting in the late 1800s?

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grandfather clauses

Question 9

The Plessy decision meant that segregation was

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legally protected

Question 10

Why did Southern states want to prevent contact between White and Black people?

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They believed contact would suggest equality.

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