MLK Prequiz

What was the purpose of the Civil War Amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th)?

• To establish new state governments in the South

• To end slavery and grant rights to formerly enslaved people

• To allow segregation laws to continue

• To create voting restrictions

What did Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) establish?

• Segregation was unconstitutional

• "Separate but equal" facilities were legal

• All schools must integrate immediately

• Voting rights must be protected

What does the term "civil rights" refer to?

• The right to own property

• The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality

• The ability of Congress to pass laws

• The right to serve in the military

What was the Great Migration?

• The forced relocation of Native Americans

• The movement of African Americans from the South to northern cities

• A period of European immigration to the U.S.

• A campaign to increase voter turnout

What was the main goal of the NAACP?

• To promote segregation

• To support voting restrictions

• To fight for the rights of African Americans

• To expand Jim Crow laws