Jim Cr

Which of the following best explains why ten of the former Confederate states rewrote or amended their state constitutions?

• They were required to rewrite their state constitutions according to the terms of the surrender treaty
• They hoped to remodel their constitutions to resemble the national constitution.
• It was an effort to disenfranchise black voters and restrict their rights and freedoms.

Which of the following best describes why African American interests were overlooked by state legislatures?

• There were no African American voters or office holders.
• State legislatures were unaware of what African American interests were.
• It was determined that all African American interests had already been met.
• State legislatures were actually going out of their way to ensure that African American interests were met.

Which of the following Supreme Court cases established “separate but equal” as the law of the land?

• Brown v. the Board of Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Marbury v. Madison
• Roe v. Wade

Which of the following best describes how segregation laws became known as “Jim Crow” laws?

• Many whites of the era referred to African Americans as “crows”.
• The name was taken from a popular song and dance routine titled “Jump Jim Crow”.
• Jim Crow was an African American who was arrested and put on trial for violating one of the earliest segregation laws.

Which of the following most accurately reflects the decision made by the Supreme Court in Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, KS?

• The Supreme Court ruled that all segregation laws were unconstitutional.
• The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional.
• The Supreme Court ruled that segregated hotels and restaurants were unconstitutional.

  Since many African Americans were poor, they could not afford to pay the  __________   .

• Tax
• Schools
• Churches
• Businesses

 A literacy test was used to verify whether or not someone could    .

• Read
• Add
• Write
• SIng

 White-controlled state legislatures passed laws that segregated American life and established African Americans as _____  .

• Top Citizens
• Slaves
• Second-class citizens 
• Land owners

African American facilities were frequently _______   by state legislatures and lacked proper resources to be effective

•    Under-funded
• Over funded
• Torn 
• Renovated

These segregation laws became collectively known as “_______   ” laws

• Jim Crow
• Bojangles
• Uncle Tom