Questions on Racial Segregation and Reconstruction

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What event ended Reconstruction and led to segregation laws? Options: The Civil War, The Compromise of 1877, The Emancipation Proclamation, The Gettysburg Address

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The Compromise of 1877

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How did state constitutions enforce racial segregation?

Back

By explicitly mandating separate facilities for different races

Front

What were some methods used to restrict Black voting rights? Poll taxes, Literacy tests, Grandfather clauses, All of the above

Back

All of the above

Front

Who were key perpetrators of racial violence against African Americans after Reconstruction? Options: The Ku Klux Klan, The Black Panthers, The Civil Rights Movement, The Underground Railroad

Back

The Ku Klux Klan

Front

What legal doctrine did Plessy v. Ferguson establish?

Back

Separate but equal

Front

How did the reality of segregation contradict the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?

Back

Segregation was separate but not equal, contradicting the ruling.

Front

Jim Crow laws enforced:

Back

racial segregation in the Southern United States

Front

What was the origin of the term 'Jim Crow'?

Back

A minstrel show character created by Thomas Dartmouth Rice

Front

What was 'The Nadir'?

Back

A low point in American race relations.

Front

What methods were used by activists during the Nadir? Options: Protests and demonstrations, Legal challenges and court cases, Public awareness campaigns, All of the above

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All of the above