The Emancipation Proclamation
Jim Crow Laws
Civil Rights Part I
Civil Rights Parts II
Miscellaneous
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Why were few slaves freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?
It only freed slaves in the Confederate areas.
100
Who was Jim Crow and what were the Jim Crow laws?
Jim Crow was a character on a t.v. show which made fun of African Americans. Jim Crow laws were named after the character. They were laws which restricted the rights of African Americans.
100
What is segregation?
Segregation is when Blacks and Whites are separated.
100
What were the sit-ins and where were they located?
College students peacefully sat at the counter while the store refused to serve them. Greensboro, North Carolina.
100
How did John F. Kennedy gain African American support during his campaign?
He called his brother, Robert Kennedy, to get Martin Luther King out of jail.
200
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln?
200
What was Plessy v. Ferguson?
A court case that stated that separate was equal. This means that having separate water fountains and school for whites and blacks was considered legal.
200
What were the freedom rides?
Freedom rides were when civil rights activists from the North rode buses to the South to protests segregation.
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What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
African Americans refused to ride the bus to protest the unfair policies of segregation.
200
Why was Birmingham, Alabama a good place for protestors to expose the evil of segregation?
They knew that the commissioner of Birmingham would respond with violence which would be broadcasted to the rest of America thus bringing to light the evils of segregation.
300
Why did Abraham Lincoln not immediately free the slaves?
He did not believe that the Constitution gave him the power to free the slaves.
300
What were literacy tests?
Tests that African Americans had to pass in order to vote.
300
What happened in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957?
9 African Americans were the first to attend Central High School (a previous all white school)
300
Did Malcolm X change his view on the method to gain Civil Rights and how did it change if it did?
Yes, he realized that different races could get along and decided civil rights activists could be both Black and Whites.
300
What was the name of store where the sit-ins took place?
Woolworth
400
What was the 54th Regiment and why is it famous?
The 54th regiment was the first all Black regiment and became famous by leading an attack on Fort Wagner.
400
What was a poll tax?
A fee that Africans Americans were required to pay in order to vote.
400
What was a result of Brown vs. Board of Education?
It ruled that separate but equal was unconstitutional (illegal) and promoted integration.
400
What is an activist?
Someone who protests to bring about change in society.
400
Name two groups that actively fought to promote segregation and racist policies.
Klu Klux Klan (KKK), White League
500
Why did Lincoln decide in favor of emancipation?
He wanted to weaken the South.
500
What is the origin of "the grandfather clause"
If your grandfather couldn't vote you cannot vote.
500
Why did Americans begin to change their attitude about racism?
After seeing Hitler's racist policies during the Holocaust, they realized how dangerous racism could be.
500
Was President Johnson an ally or enemy to the Civil Rights movement? Explain your answer.
Ally, he signed into law the Civil Rights Act.
500
Name one major difference between Martin Luther King's beliefs about gaining civil rights and Malcolm X's beliefs.
Martin Luther King promoted peaceful and nonviolent protests while Malcolm X believed that you should gain civil rights by any means necessary, by force if necessary.
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