US History Final Unit 4

33 Questions | By Mrlarrycnf | Updated: May 26, 2023 | Attempts: 56

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1.

Some southern states limited voting only to people that could?
- A.
  
  Sing in Spanish
- B.
  
  Read English
- C.
  
  Drive cars
2.

What was the purpose of the Grandfather Clause?
- A.
  
  Provide health care to Grandfathers
- B.
  
  Allow people that couldn't pay taxes or read to vote if his father or grandfather could vote
- C.
  
  To restrict Grandfathers to vote
3.

Southern states passed laws to separate white and blacks in what places?
- A.
  
  Bathrooms
- B.
  
  Houses
- C.
  
  Most public and private places
4.

What did the supreme court rule in the Plessy Vs. Ferguson case?
- A.
  
  Separation of races was legal
- B.
  
  Plessy was right
- C.
  
  Ferguson was right
5.

What clause did the Plessy Vs. Ferguson case establish?
- A.
  
  Separate but Equal Clause
- B.
  
  Voting Clause
- C.
  
  Child Labor Clause
6.

What was the race relations between Blacks and Whites?
- A.
  
  They were very friendly with each other
- B.
  
  There was a lot of violence and blacks would be shot or hanged without trial
- C.
  
  The whites were jailed without traial
7.

By the 1900's where did the Blacks move to in order to find better paying jobs and social equality?
- A.
  
  The North
- B.
  
  The South
- C.
  
  The East
8.

What happened after the Blacks moved to the new part of the country?
- A.
  
  They were welcomed by a large parade
- B.
  
  Their lives improved
- C.
  
  They were forced into segregated neighborhoods and faced discrimination at work
9.

In the late 1800's ___________ workers were highered to construct rail lines in the south west and worked for less money.
- A.
  
  Indians
- B.
  
  Mexicans
- C.
  
  Chinese
10.

Which of the following industries did Mexicans not become a large labor force in?
- A.
  
  Mining
- B.
  
  Agriculture
- C.
  
  Technology
11.

Definition of Debt Peonage
- A.
  
  Having all your debt paid off by a wealthy business man
- B.
  
  Paying debt through valuable items
- C.
  
  System that bound laborers into slavery in order to pay of debt to employers
12.

What did whites do to Chinese immigrants when they feared they were a threat to their jobs?
- A.
  
  Forced them into segregated neighborhoods and schools
- B.
  
  Helped them open Chinese restaurants
- C.
  
  Sent them to Jamaica
13.

What was the Jim Crows Laws?
- A.
  
  A part of the Amendents
- B.
  
  A bill passed by congress
- C.
  
  A law that was called Jim Crow
- D.
  
  A famous Inventor
- E.
  
  A law part of the constitution
14.

An annual tax that should be paid before qualifying to vote, this is called
- A.
  
  Jim Crow Laws
- B.
  
  Grandfather Clause
- C.
  
  Poll Tax
- D.
  
  Segregation
- E.
  
  Debt Peonage
15.

All of these made the Jim Crow Laws segregational EXCEPT
- A.
  
  In hospital
- B.
  
  In School
- C.
  
  In the Parks
- D.
  
  In the Church
- E.
  
  In the Transportation Systems
16.

African Americans were shot, burned, or hung without trial in the South. This is known as what?
- A.
  
  Lynching
- B.
  
  Segregated
- C.
  
  Jim Crow laws
- D.
  
  Debt peonage
17.

In the late 1800s, the railroads hired what ethnic group to construct rail lines?
- A.
  
  Caucasian
- B.
  
  African Americans
- C.
  
  Asians
- D.
  
  Mexicans
18.

African Americans began migrating to Northern cities where there was no racial discrimination.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
19.

Mexicans were vital to railroads being developed and also the development of what?
- A.
  
  Factories
- B.
  
  Mining and agriculture
- C.
  
  Stores
- D.
  
  Peonage
20.

Mexicans worked for the railroads for less money than other ethnic groups.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
21.

White people's fear of job competition with the Chinese immigrants pushed the Chinese into segregated schools and neighborhoods.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
22.

Under segregation (or "Jim Crow") laws, many southern states passed "disfranchisement" laws. What does disfranchisement mean?
- A.
  
  Taking away someone's business.
- B.
  
  Taking away someone's farm land or home.
- C.
  
  Taking away someone's right to vote.
- D.
  
  Separating the races on transportation.
23.

Which of the following were disfranchisement laws passed by southern states? Check all that apply. (Fun Fact: Most states only used one or two of these correct answers. Mississippi used all of them!)
- A.
  
  Poll Tax
- B.
  
  Literacy Test (unfairly administered)
- C.
  
  Racial test
- D.
  
  Grandfather Clause-If your grandfather did not vote, you cannot vote.
24.

The poll tax was not made illegal until the passage of the 24th Amendment to the US Constitution in 1964.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
25.

What is lynching?
- A.
  
  Arresting someone and not telling them why they have been arrested
- B.
  
  When a person is murdered by a mob for breaking a social rule, usually a racial rule.
- C.
  
  Denying someone the right to vote
- D.
  
  Using the police to protect a person's rights.