Kaden Pass The Ball
Between 1849 & 1853 more than 2,000 African Americans went to California because of what?
The Gold Rush!
Students played no impactful part in the Civil Rights Movement. True Or False?
False!
Unlike Americans, the _______ praised the conduct of black soldiers in World War 1.
The French
The Fourteenth (14) Amendment gave all black people what?
The rights as citizens of the United States
The 1804 overthrow of French colonizers in modern-day Haiti was led by who?
Toussaint Louverture
Who won the Civil War?
The Union Army
What political activities did Booker T Washington support?
A. Improving the conditions on segregated railroad cars for blacks
B. Turning over the grandfather clause in the courts
C. Both of the above
C. Both of the above
Jim Crow laws promoted segregation and..
enforced white control and domination.
The decision in Plessy v. Ferguson stated what?
That segregation laws did not deprive blacks of their rights
The most of the black people elected to office after the Civil War were who?
Ministers!
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 NOT do?
A. It allowed the federal government to supervise voter registration
B. Denied Africans Americans over 70 Voting Privileges
C. It greatly increased black political participation in the South
D. It outlawed educational requirements for voting in certain areas
B. Denied Africans Americans over 70 Voting Privileges
Creole: a language made by enslaved people in French & English colonies: distinctive African features, still used today. True of False?
True!
Which area is the ancestral homeland for most black Americans?
West Africa
How did Black slaves not demonstrate some of their African culture through their everyday lives?
A. Slave women created African-style head wraps and clothing
B. Slaves continued the Spanish style of housing
C. Male slaves used elaborate jewelry made of flowers
and shells
D. All of the Above
B. Slaves continued the Spanish style of housing
Women in Egypt had a number of roles; many could own property independent of their husbands. True or False?
True!
The Emancipation Proclamation not only marked the end of slavery but also did what?
Authorized the integration of the Union Army!
The 1820 Missouri Compromise permitted Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state allowing what to happen to Maine?
allowing Maine to enter as a free state
How did the Reconstruction Era Fail?
It failed because the government stopped helping the country re-build its foundations and also because of racism.
What was NOT a general characteristic of the western Sudanese kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?
A. Their main source of wealth was trade.
B. Some of their cities became quite large and developed.
C. They were generally very peaceful and prospered without the use of warfare.
D. Muslims maintained at least a nominal presence in each.
C. They were generally very peaceful and prospered without the use of warfare.
Despite the 13th amendment abolishing slavery black people were still in bondage because of what?
A. indentured servitude
B. an economic depression
C. the federal judicial system
D. Republican policies
B. an economic depression
The British appealed to the black Loyalists under what motto?
“Liberty To Slaves” motto!