Ch. 12 L2

What were the laws called that enforced segregation of people of different races in the United States?

• Civil Rights Laws

• Jim Crow Laws

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Reconstruction Acts

Answer explanation

The laws that enforced segregation of people of different races in the United States were called Jim Crow Laws.

Which Supreme Court case upheld the "separate but equal" principle?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Roe v. Wade

• Marbury v. Madison

Answer explanation

The Supreme Court case that upheld the 'separate but equal' principle was Plessy v. Ferguson.

What was the Great Migration?

• The movement of African Americans from the South to the North between 1916 and 1970

• The migration of Europeans to America in the 19th century

• The relocation of Native Americans to reservations

• The westward expansion of American settlers

Answer explanation

The Great Migration refers to the movement of African Americans from the South to the North between 1916 and 1970.

Who was Booker T. Washington?

• A famous African American musician

• An African American leader who believed in education and self-help

• The first African American Supreme Court Justice

• A civil rights activist who led the March on Washington

Answer explanation

Booker T. Washington was an African American leader who believed in education and self-help, advocating for the advancement of African Americans through these means.

What did Mary McLeod Bethune believe was the best way to achieve racial equality and civil rights?

• Protests and demonstrations

• Education

• Legal battles

• Economic boycotts

Answer explanation

Mary McLeod Bethune believed that education was the best way to achieve racial equality and civil rights, emphasizing the importance of knowledge and learning in creating lasting change.

Who founded the Chicago Defender in 1905?

• Ida Wells-Barnett

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Robert S. Abbott

• Booker T. Washington

Answer explanation

Robert S. Abbott founded the Chicago Defender in 1905.

What organization did Ida Wells-Barnett help start in 1910?

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

• United Negro College Fund

• Tuskegee Institute

• An organization to help African Americans who traveled north during the Great Migration

Answer explanation

Ida Wells-Barnett helped start an organization to help African Americans who traveled north during the Great Migration in 1910.

Which famous scientist and inventor taught at the Tuskegee Institute?

• Thurgood Marshall

• George Washington Carver

• Robert S. Abbott

• W.E.B. Du Bois

Answer explanation

George Washington Carver was the famous scientist and inventor who taught at the Tuskegee Institute.

In what year did Booker T. Washington found the Tuskegee Institute?

• 1905

• 1910

• 1881

• 1943

Answer explanation

Booker T. Washington founded the Tuskegee Institute in 1881, making the correct answer choice 1881.

What was the main goal of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) when it was started in 1909?

• To support African American soldiers during World War I

• To end prejudice and segregation in housing, schools, jobs, voting, and other areas

• To provide scholarships to deserving students

• To help African Americans who traveled north during the Great Migration

Answer explanation

The main goal of the NAACP when it was started in 1909 was to end prejudice and segregation in housing, schools, jobs, voting, and other areas.