SW Week 19 Quiz

1. What process determines the number of representatives each state receives in the House of Representatives?

• Census
• Elections
• Legislation
• Taxation

Who was a distinguished African American educator?

• George Washington
• Frederick Douglas
• Booker T. Washington
• John Marshall Harlan

Which Supreme Court case created legal segregation (separate but equal)?

• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Marbury v. Madison
• Dred Scot v. Sandford
• Brown v. Board of Education

Which institution was the first to train African American educators?

• Wilberforce University
• Tuskegee Normal School
• Institute for Colored Youth
• Paul Laurence Dunbar High

Frederick Douglas served as a vice president of the United States.

• true
• False

Which state was one of the first to grant women suffrage?

• Alabama
• Florida
• Texas
• Utah

How did state governments keep African Americans from becoming fully engaged citizens?

• Laws were passed legalizing segregation
• Schools and colleges for African Americans were poorly built and maintained
• They were not allowed to work in certain industries or business
• They were not allowed to run for office or were subjected to poll taxes or literacy tests in order to vote.
• All of the above

The challenge to the Civil Rights Act of 1875 heard in the Supreme Court was about __________________.

• War
• State’s Rights
• Education
• Miliary officers

Who was the first African American graduate from West Point?

• James Smith
• Henry Flipper
• Charles Young
• John Alexander

Which man led the 10th Calvary?

• James Smith
• Henry Flipper
• Charles Young
• John Alexander