VS.8b Quick Quiz

Which of the following means the separation of people, usually based on race or religion?

• discrimination
• segregation

Which of the following means an unfair difference in the treatment of people?

• discrimination
• segregation

Who had power in Virginia's government during Reconstruction?

• women
• American Indian men
• African American men
• poor whites

What type of laws did southern states pass after Reconstruction ended, to limit the rights of African Americans

• "Joe Slow"
• "Jim Crow"
• "Jerry Berry"
• "John Snow"

True/False: Did these laws passed make segregation legal?

• True
• False

What other group did these laws have an effect on?

• women
• poor whites
• American Indians
• immigrants

What two types of things did these laws create to keep African Americans from voting?

What were some examples of segregation in the South?

• restaurants
• schools
• restrooms
• drinking fountains

True/False: Did segregation and discrimination have an effect on health care?

• True
• False

True/False: African Americans found it easy to vote or hold public office after Reconstruction.

• True
• False