Quiz on Jim Crow Laws and Voting Rights

What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws?

• To promote racial equality

• To enforce racial segregation

• To support African American voting rights

• To abolish segregation

What was the impact of poll taxes on African Americans?

• They were encouraged to vote

• They were disproportionately affected

• They were given voting rights

• They were provided with financial aid

What did Ida B. Wells aim to achieve with her efforts?

• Economic independence for African Americans

• Legal protections for African Americans

• Educational reforms

• Political office

What organization did the Niagara Movement help to create?

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The NAACP

• The Black Panther Party

• The Urban League

Who co-founded the NAACP?

• Booker T. Washington

• Ida B. Wells

• W. E. B. Du Bois

• Martin Luther King Jr.

What did the Niagara Movement call for?

• Economic development

• Full civil rights and an end to racial discrimination

• Political compromise

• Segregation

What was Booker T. Washington's approach to civil rights?

• Immediate political action

• Gradual economic improvement

• Violent protests

• Legal challenges

What did W. E. B. Du Bois promote regarding discrimination?

• Acceptance

• Fighting through legal and political channels

• Ignoring it

• Economic boycotts

Which movement laid the groundwork for the NAACP?

• Civil Rights Movement

• Niagara Movement

• Black Panther Party

• Urban League

What did the 'separate but equal' doctrine claim?

• Segregated facilities were unlawful.

• Segregated facilities were lawful if they were equivalent in quality.

• Segregated facilities were only for educational purposes.

• Segregated facilities were temporary.