Jim Crow Study Guide Answers

1) Define the following:

The execution of a person based on race without a trial a. Lynching The execution of a person based on race without a trial

b. 13th Amendment Freed the slvaes

Time period after the Civil War when former slaves received rights c. Reconstruction Time period after the Civil War when former slaves received rights

d. Literacy Test A test given that requires you to read or write in order to register to vote

Made freedman citizens e. 14th Amendment Made freedman citizens

f. Grandfather Clause A requirement to vote that stated that your grandfather had to vote before Jan 1, 1867 in order for you to vote

Laws designed to keep blacks from voting g. Black Codes Laws designed to keep blacks from voting

Court case that said “sepertate but equal” places were legal h. Plessy vs. Ferguson Court case that said “sepertate but equal” places were legal

2) Identify the following people:

Spoke out against lynching a. Ida B. Wells Spoke out against lynching

b. Sharecroppers A farmer who farms the land and shares part of the profit with the lands owner

c. NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Organization to help blacks achieve their civil rights

Educator who started a school for blacks d. Mary McLeoud Bethune Educator who started a school for blacks

Encourages blacks to learn a trade e. Booker T. Washington Encourages blacks to learn a trade

f. George Washington Carver Scientist who developed many things from the peanut

A fake charter used to make blacks look stupid and ignorant g. Jim Crow A fake charter used to make blacks look stupid and ignorant

Developed beauty products for African Americas h. Madam C.J. Walker Developed beauty products for African Americas First black millionaire

First black senator to serve a full term i. Blanch K. Bruce First black senator to serve a full term

First African American to play major league baseball j. Jackie Robinson First African American to play major league baseball

Famous Harlem Renaissance writer k. Langston Hughes Famous Harlem Renaissance writer

Filed a lawsuit that segregated trains were illegal l. Homer Plessy Filed a lawsuit that segregated trains were illegal

A racist organization that discriminated against minorities m. Ku Klux Klan A racist organization that discriminated against minorities

Leader who wanted blacks to go back to Africa n. Marcus Garvey Leader who wanted blacks to go back to Africa

Gave them rights such as 3) How did Reconstruction help African Americans? List and describe 3 ways. Gave them rights such as Freedom from slavery Citizenship Right to vote

Because of discrimination 4) Why did blacks not exercise their rights given to them during Reconstruction? List and describe 2 major ways. Because of discrimination Jim Crow Laws Lynching

For small crimes Just for fun 5) Name 2 reasons that African Americans (or sometimes whites) were lynched. For small crimes Just for fun

6) Use your notes to list 5 African American firsts. Jackie Robinson- 1st black in major league baseball Hiram Revels- 1st black senator Madam C.J. Walker- 1st black millionaire Blanche K. Bruce- 1st black senator to serve a full term Marian Anderson- 1st black to to sing in front of the Lincoln Memorial

7) Describe how slavery ended. It was officially ended with the 13th Amendment

8). Compare and contrast slavery to sharecropping 8) Compare and contrast slavery to sharecropping. (Must be at least 3 sentences) Slavery is like sharecropping because blacks were tied to their master as long as they owed them money Slavery is different from slavery because blacks had some rights

9) Explain how African Americans resisted lynching. Protesting Holding marches Trying to get laws passes

10) How was Plessy vs. Ferguson a setback for African Americans? Because it allowed whites to continue to segregate themselves form blacks