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Segregation In The Gilded Age (1880-1920)
Test Description: Review segregation in the South during the Gilded Age (1880-1920)
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1) Which provided legal basis for racial segregation in the late 19th century United States?
A
Laws in northern states that prevented blacks from working in factories
B
Supreme Court decisions that excluded blacks from voting
C
Adoption of Jim Crow laws by the United States Congress
D
Passage of Jim Crow laws by southern state legislatures
2) In the South, Jim Crow laws passed during the late 19th century were designed to
A
Create separate societies for whites and African Americans
B
Make sure that the 14th amendment would be enforced
C
Provide employment opportunities for the newly freed African Americans
D
Guarantee civil rights for African Americans
3) Poll taxes, grandfather clauses and literacy tests were attempts by Southern white legislators to
A
Prevent African Americans from voting
B
Increase the number of Republican voters
C
Improve public education in the South
D
Restrict migration of African Americans to the North
4) In the late 1800s, which action led to an increase in violations of the rights of African Americans?
A
Addition of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the US Constitution
B
Passage of Jim Crow legislation by Southern states
C
Start of affirmative action programs by the federal government
D
Integration of public facilities such as restaurants and restrooms
5) After the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, African Americans continued to experience political and economic oppression mainly because
A
Poor communications kept people from learning about their legal rights
B
Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws
C
Many African Americans distrusted the federal government
D
The amendments were not intended to solve their problems
6) Poll taxes and grandfather clauses were devices used to
A
Prevent immigrants from becoming citizens
B
Deny African Americans the right to vote
C
Extend suffrage to women and 18-year old citizens
D
Raise money for political campaigns
7) The actions of the Ku Klux Klan were attempts to limit the effectiveness of
A
Immigration laws such as the Chinese Exclusion Act
B
The 14th and 15th amendments
C
The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy vs. Ferguson
D
Civil rights legislation passed in all states after the Civil War
8) The Jim Crow laws, upheld by the Supreme Court in Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896), provided for
A
Racial integration of public schools
B
Voting rights for African-American males
C
Free land for former slaves
D
Separate public facilities based on race
9) The Supreme Court supported Jim Crow laws through the decisions like the one in the 1896 in the case
A
Brown vs. Board of Education
B
Plessy vs. Ferguson
C
Miranda v. Arizona
D
Marbury vs. Madison
10) Which of the following was an African-American response to Jim Crow laws?
A
Forming the NAACP
B
Protesting the Great Migration
C
Attacking the Ku Klux Klan
D
Participating in poll taxes
11) How did Booker T. Washington respond to Jim Crow laws?
A
Protested grandfather clauses, literacy tests, and poll taxes
B
Made speeches that African Americans should gradually achieve civil rights by educating themselves
C
Attended meetings of the Niagara ovement
D
Formed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
12) How did W.E.B. DuBois respond to Jim Crow laws?
A
Creating the Tuskegee Institute
B
Completed acts of civil disobedience
C
Attacking the Ku Klux Klan
D
Believed immediate action should be taken for civil rights and created the NAACP
13) How did the 14th amendment affect the American legal system?
A
It required that laws be applied equally to ALL citizens
B
It extended the concept of community standards to state laws
C
It ensured that a state could not take a citizen's personal property
D
It granted citizenship to all residents of the United States
14) During the 1800s, the movement of large numbers of immigrants from many different countries into large American cities resulted in the rapid growth of
A
Ethnic neighborhoods
B
Public parks and recreation areas
C
Effective public health programs
D
Plentiful and affordable public housing
15) Why did many immigrants move from eastern and southern Europe to the United States between 1880 and 1920?
A
To bring new industrial techniques to the United States
B
To escape the threat of war in Europe
C
To take advantage of economic opportunities in the United States
D
To spread new political ideas from Europe
16) Which of the following contributed MOST to he passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882?
A
A fear of unfamiliar Chinese customs and practices
B
Belief that Chinese immigrations had to be protected against discrimination
C
Concern about the Chinese communism in the United States
D
Widespread support for imperialism in Asia and the Pacific
17) How were the lives of many Chinese immigrants affected by the Transcontinental Railroad?
A
They used the transcontinental railroad to travel west to search for gold, but they ha to leave their families behind
B
They were given jobs to plan the transcontinental railroad, but they were underpaid
C
They were employed to build the railroad tracks, but they also suffered from discrimination
D
They used factories to manufacture railroad tracks and ties, and they became economically and politically powerful
18) How did political bosses in major industrial cities affect the lives of immigrants to the United States in the late 1800s?
A
The political bosses were outnumbered; the immigrants seized control and passed laws similar to those in Europe
B
The immigrants created ethnic neighborhoods to insulate themselves from controlling political political bosses
C
The political machines exploited immigrants to by buying votes with favors, jobs, and housing
D
The immigrants were unhappy with the corrupt political machines, and joined anarchist and socialist movements instead
19) During the mid-1800s, what was one reason some citizens of the United States were against Russian and Chinese immigration?
A
Chinese immigrants refused to become American citizens
B
Chinese immigrants had more money than other groups
C
Chinese immigrants took jobs away from American citizens
D
Chinese immigrants did not speak the English language
20) Which group is described by the following statement: They entered through ports on the West Coast; many workers build railroads for low wages; labor unions usually refused them membership.
A
Chinse
B
Germans
C
Russians
D
Irish
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