Progressive Era and Jim Crow 2024 Test Review

What constitutional amendment did grandfather clauses and poll taxes try to counter?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

What was the purpose of reforms such as the secret ballot and direct election of Senators?

• To expand democracy

• To limit voting rights

• To increase taxes

• To reduce government size

What was the goal of the South Carolina Constitution of 1895?

• To limit the rights of African Americans

• To expand voting rights for women

• To increase industrial development

• To promote agricultural growth

Who is one person that would likely support the use of literacy test, poll taxes and eight box system?

• Ben Tillman

• Abraham Lincoln

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Susan B. Anthony

In South Carolina, which political party were white farmers most likely to join in the 1890s?

• Republican Party

• Populist Party

• Democratic Party

• Green Party

What impact did the muckrakers of the Progressive Era have on the United States?

• They exposed corruption and injustice

• They supported industrial monopolies

• They promoted isolationism

• They encouraged colonial expansion

What was the purpose of poll taxes?

• To increase government revenue

• To prevent African Americans from voting

• To support public education

• To fund infrastructure projects

What is an example of a disenfranchisement strategy?

• Eight Box Law

• Voting incentives

• Free transportation to polls

• Voter registration drives

What group of people did the 19th Amendment have the largest impact on?

• Children

• Men

• Women

• Elderly

What constitutional right was negated by the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?

• Freedom of speech

• Equal protection under the law

• Right to bear arms

• Freedom of religion