Gallopade Chapter 27

Why did Tennessee need a new constitution after the Civil War?

• All former Confederate stateshad to ban segregation to rejoin the Union.

• All former Confederate states had to ban slavery to rejoin the Union

• All former Confederate states had to ban poll taxes to rejoin the Union.

• All former Confederate states had to pay taxes to rejoin the Union.

How di the Tennessee Constitution of 1870 affect African American voting rights?

• The Constitution of 1870 denied African Americans the right to vote.

• The Constitution of 1870 gave African American men and women the right to vote.

• The Constitution of 1870 established a poll tax.

• The Constitution of 1870 established Jim Crow laws to protect African Americans at the polls.

What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws?

• to segregate white and black Americans

• the ban slavery

• to ban poll taxes

• to allow African American men to vote

What was the outcome of the Jim Crow laws?

• African Americans got a better education than whites

• A Constitutional Convention was held in 1870

• Reconstruction in Tennessee came to an end

• Discrimination against African Americans become common

Which of the following statements describes how public education was funded in Tennessee after the Constitution of 1870?

• white and black schools were combined and they split funds equally

• white and black schools were separate and they each received the same amount of money

• white and black schools ere separate and more money was spent on white schools

• white and black schools were combined and more money was spent on white students

How did Fisk University get its start?

• It was started as a school for African Americans after the Civil War

• It was started as a school for white men before the Civil War

• It was started as school for African Americans before the Civil War

• It was started as a school for women after the Civil War

This was founded after the Civil War to help establish schools for African Americans, provide food and housing, offer legal services, and help former slaves.

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Fisk University

• Constitution of 1870

• Jim Crow Laws

Tennessee has had _______ Constitutions.

• 1

• 10

• 3

• 0

The time period after the Civil War was known as ___________________________.

• Civil War

• World War II

• Reconstruction

• destructive

Fisk University is located in what city?

• Paris

• Nashville

• Jackson

• Memphis