Key People
Which US president wanted to abolish slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
In what state was the Momtgomery Bus Boycott?
Alabama
True or false: the Union is the south
False
10-12 million
Name one place where Black & White people had to stay separate.
Schools, buses, bathrooms, etc.
Who was the most famous Underground Railroad conductor?
Harriet Tubman
What was the first American university to recognize Black History?
Harvard University
When did The Civil War begin & end?
1861-1865
What were Slave Codes?
Laws that controlled slaves and their rights
Define segregation
Keeping people separate because of race.
What were the people called who operated the Underground Railroad stations?
Station Masters
Where in the US was the "Little Rock Nine"?
Arkansas
When was the 13th Amendment passed?
1865
In what year did the first slaves arrive to Jamestown, Virginia?
1619
What were Jim Crow laws?
Laws that enforced racial segregation
Which US president officially recognized Black History Month? (Hint: the last quote that we saw)
Gerald Ford
In what year did Abraham Lincoln declare the preliminary emancipation?
1862
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Abolished slavery in The US
What did the 3/5 compromise mean?
1 slave counted as ⅗ of a person
Literacy tests were required in order to do what?
Vote
What were the first names of Mr. & Mrs. Loving (in the Loving vs. Virginia case)?
Put these 4 events in order:
Loving vs. Virginia
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Integration begins at schools
"I Have a Dream" speech
Integration begins at schools
Montgomery Bus Boycott
"I Have a Dream" speech
Loving vs. Virginia
List 5 US states that were in the confederacy.
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida
What were 2 kinds of crops that slaves helped grow?
Cotton, Rice, Tobacco, Indigo
Racial segregation was allowed as long as the facilities provided for African Americans were ____________________.
Separate but equal