Civil Rights During Reconstruction! Trivia Facts Quiz

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1.

The Black Codes...
- A.
  
  Asked the Southern states to employ all African Americans
- B.
  
  Asked the Southern states to give an education to all people living in their home state
- C.
  
  Treated African Americans as second class citizens and placed restrictions on daily life
- D.
  
  African Americans were given permission to move to the North to find jobs
2.

How did the 13th Amendment change the US Constitution?
- A.
  
  Ended the Civil War
- B.
  
  Ended slavery
- C.
  
  Ended the spread of the Republican party
- D.
  
  Ended the movement of Northerners into the Southern states
3.

The Reconstruction Act that was passed by Congress...
- A.
  
  Stopped the actions of the Freedmen's Bureau
- B.
  
  Replaced Johnson's 10 percent plan
- C.
  
  The former Confederate states were returned to military districts until new constitutions were made, passed the 14th amendment, and gave freedmen the right to vote
- D.
  
  Was part of the 14th amendment
4.

President Johnson was impeached, which means he was...
- A.
  
  Elected to political office
- B.
  
  Removed from political office
- C.
  
  Convicted of crimes
- D.
  
  Accused of wrong doing
5.

The main concept behind the Jim Crow Laws...
- A.
  
  Separate but equal facilities for African Americans and whites
- B.
  
  Same facilities provided for African Americans and whites
- C.
  
  All were equal under the law
- D.
  
  None of the above
6.

The best working definition of Reconstruction would be...
- A.
  
  Reorganizing
- B.
  
  Refusing
- C.
  
  Reuniting
- D.
  
  Rebuilding
7.

For what reason did Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan not work well for African Americans?
- A.
  
  The plan did not focus on helping African American adjust to their new lives in the South
- B.
  
  Black Codes were passed in the South during his plan, which treated African Americans as second class citizens
- C.
  
  He tried to get rid of the Freedmen's Bureau
- D.
  
  All of the above
8.

Which way were African Americans kept down in the struggle for better rights during Reconstruction?
- A.
  
  Poll Taxes
- B.
  
  Literacy Tests
- C.
  
  Black Codes
- D.
  
  All of the above
9.

Which amendment gave citizenship to African Americans?
- A.
  
  Amendment 1
- B.
  
  Amendment 10
- C.
  
  Amendment 15
- D.
  
  Amendment 14
10.

Which amendment gave the right to vote to African American men?
- A.
  
  Amendment 15
- B.
  
  Amendment 14
- C.
  
  Amendment 13
- D.
  
  Amendment 10
11.

Which of the following is an example of segregation?
- A.
  
  Refusing to ride on city bus
- B.
  
  Forcing African Americans to attend different schools other than whites
- C.
  
  Taking lands from Native Americans
- D.
  
  Leading a rally for African American voters
12.

Rosa Parks protested the law that...
- A.
  
  Prevented African Americans from riding the same buses
- B.
  
  Prevented African Americans from riding city buses
- C.
  
  Refused African Americans the right to attend school with white students
- D.
  
  Required African Americans and whites to sit in separate sections of city buses
13.

What was the main concept of the ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896?
- A.
  
  Separate but equal
- B.
  
  Equality for all
- C.
  
  Equality in education
- D.
  
  Freedom for all
14.

Poll taxes and literacy tests...
- A.
  
  Kept many African Americans from voting
- B.
  
  Encouraged civil rights leaders
- C.
  
  Helped women to get the right to vote
- D.
  
  Were approved by the Supreme Court
15.

Martin Luther King Jr. gained national attention during what key event?
- A.
  
  March on Washington
- B.
  
  Montgomery Bus Boycott
- C.
  
  Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case
- D.
  
  Greensboro Sit in
16.

Freedom Summer was an effort to...
- A.
  
  Invite women into the workforce and find jobs
- B.
  
  Help Native Americans find work and better careers
- C.
  
  Help African American voters in Southern states
- D.
  
  Minorities in NC
17.

Marches, sit-ins, and boycotts are examples of...
- A.
  
  Civil rights
- B.
  
  Massive resistance
- C.
  
  Nonviolent forms of protest
- D.
  
  Freedom events
18.

After WWII, the Holocaust had drawn world wide attention to what horrors?
- A.
  
  Racism
- B.
  
  Segregation
- C.
  
  Massive resistance
- D.
  
  Violent protests
19.

Most civil rights protests occurred in what location?
- A.
  
  Washington DC
- B.
  
  The Southern States
- C.
  
  Voting polls
- D.
  
  Supreme Court hearings
20.

Four students went to a Greensboro lunch counter and demanded to be served at a white-only lunch counter. What type of protest did they carry out?
- A.
  
  Massive resistance
- B.
  
  Boycott
- C.
  
  Sit in
- D.
  
  Freedom Ride
21.

The 24th Amendment did which of the following?
- A.
  
  Gave women the right to vote
- B.
  
  Ordered the federal government to return all land back to Native Americans
- C.
  
  Helped African Americans gain voting rights by outlawing poll taxes
- D.
  
  Ordered schools to provide bilingual education
22.

The event known as the "Little Rock Nine" - African American students were admitted to Central High School in Arkansas after...
- A.
  
  The nine students held a sit in at the high school
- B.
  
  Parents protested and took case to the local school board
- C.
  
  President Eisenhower sent in National Guard troops in order to provide safe passage for students into the school
- D.
  
  MLK protested the actions of the school
23.

What was the main purpose of the March on Washington?
- A.
  
  Protest for better jobs and rights
- B.
  
  Protest for better education for all
- C.
  
  Meeting of all the leaders of the movement and he gave a speech there
- D.
  
  None of the above
24.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964...
- A.
  
  Organized voter drives to bring out the African American vote
- B.
  
  Made segregation illegal in the US and forbid unequal treatment
- C.
  
  Created a form of nonviolent resistance for the Greensboro sit in
- D.
  
  Organized the Freedom Riders
25.

What did some Americans conclude about race relations after the violence in Selma Alabama in 1965?
- A.
  
  They were horrified at the violence that was being broadcast on national tv and realized that something needed to be done
- B.
  
  They were aware of the violence and were still undecided what to do about civil rights
- C.
  
  The protest had been a peaceful protest--- the attack on the protest group as they marched was violent and most were shocked by this event
- D.
  
  Both and A and C