Reconstruction and Jim Crow Era Quiz

When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

• 1863

• 1865

• 1868

• 1876

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In which state did the case Plessy vs. Ferguson take place?

• Virginia

• Louisiana

• Texas

• Georgia

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What was the purpose of the separate-but-equal doctrine?

• To integrate the races

• To abolish slavery

• To maintain racial segregation

• To promote civil rights

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What did the Jim Crow laws aim to establish?

• Second-class citizenship for African Americans

• Equal rights for all races

• Abolition of poll tax

• Integration of public facilities

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What was one of the laws used to disenfranchise African Americans?

• Military service requirement

• Property ownership requirement

• Voter ID requirement

• Poll tax

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What did the white primaries restrict African Americans from doing?

• Voting in general elections

• Voting in primary elections

• Running for political office

• Serving on juries

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What was the purpose of literacy tests in the Jim Crow era?

• To promote education for all, especially for former slaves

• To encourage political participation by poor tenant farmers and sharecroppers

• To assess language proficiency and determine how much funding local schools could receive

• To prevent African Americans who couldn't read the ability to vote

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What did the Reconstruction Constitution adopted in Georgia recognize?

• Equality of all citizens

• Superiority of white people

• Exclusion of African Americans from politics

• Right to own slaves

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What did the Emancipation Proclamation aim to increase in the South?

• Number of federal troops

• Number of freed slaves

• Number of Confederate soldiers

• Number of plantation owners

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What was the main reason for the slow process of emancipation in Georgia?

• Lack of federal troops

• Lack of support from the US Supreme Court

• Influence of the Confederacy

• Resistance from African Americans

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