Exploring Jim Crow Laws and Racial Segregation

What was the primary goal of the Emancipation Proclamation according to President Lincoln?

• To immediately free all slaves in the Confederacy

• To grant voting rights to African Americans

• To establish equality in all states

• To encourage freed slaves to fight against the Confederacy

When did Georgia begin to see a real movement towards the freeing of slaves?

• 1863

• 1868

• April of 1865

• 1896

What did the Reconstruction Constitution in Georgia recognize?

• The establishment of Jim Crow laws

• The right to own property

• The equality of people and the right to be paid for work

• The 'separate but equal' doctrine

What was the societal belief in Georgia that resisted the equality of African Americans?

• That white people were superior and black people were inferior

• That African Americans should be granted full citizenship immediately

• That all citizens were equal under the law

• That segregation was unconstitutional

What Supreme Court case established the 'separate but equal' doctrine?

• Dred Scott vs. Sandford

• Marbury vs. Madison

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Brown vs. Board of Education

What did Jim Crow laws primarily aim to do?

• Promote racial integration

• Ensure equal facilities for all races

• Grant voting rights to African Americans

• Separate black people from white people in society

What was the outcome of the Plessy vs. Ferguson case?

• It declared Jim Crow laws unconstitutional

• It granted African Americans the right to vote

• It upheld the 'separate but equal' doctrine

• It ended segregation in public facilities

What was one method used to disenfranchise African Americans?

• Universal suffrage

• Literacy tests

• Equal employment opportunities

• Free public education

Why were many African Americans unable to pass literacy tests?

• All African Americans could pass literacy tests

• Education was equally accessible to all

• They were not interested in voting

• It was illegal to teach slaves to read and write

What was the effect of the poll tax on African American voters?

• It increased African American voter turnout

• It had no effect on voting rights

• It made voting more accessible for all

• It prevented many from affording to vote in elections