Jim Crow Laws And Civil Rights Casses

Question 1

Voter intimidation

Answer 1

White suprematist used violence to intimidate voters

Question 2

Example of voter intimidation

Answer 2

• ballots for Black Americans were destroyed
  White statesmen re defined state boundries

Question 3

Poll tax

Answer 3

Created in the south to p[revent black Americans to vote - taxation for all

Question 4

How many black Americans in Arkansas could vote after poll tax

Answer 4

97% before poll tax, 9% after poll tax

Question 5

Grandfather clause

Answer 5

People could vote dependent if their grandfather could vote

Question 6

Literacy test

Answer 6

Many southern states refused black people the vote if they could pass the test

Question 7

The good old time N,,,,,,

Answer 7

Represents the social racism in America, American society suggested that black Americans were inferior

Question 8

The N,,,, Beast

Answer 8

Racial theory in the 1890s
Suggested that Black people were similar to apes

Question 9

Who founded the beast theory

Answer 9

Charles carrol

Question 10

How many Supreme Court cases in 1883

Answer 10

Black Americans took 5 cases to the Supreme Court

Question 11

What were these Supreme Court cases fighting against

Answer 11

Largely segregation and ignoring the 1875 civil rights act

Question 12

What did the Supreme Court rule on the 1883 casses

Answer 12

Federal government should not interfere in racism issues

Question 13

1883- why couldn’t the federal government intervene ?

Answer 13

It would be unconstitutional

Question 14

What was a result of the 1883 case ruilings ?

Answer 14

Resulted in riots and protests

Question 15

What did the Supreme Court not uphold in 1873

Answer 15

The 15TH amendment in the slaughter house case

Question 16

When was the please v Ferguson case

Answer 16

1896

Question 17

Why was the Plessy v Ferguson case

Answer 17

Homer plessy, sat in a white only area and was arrested
He took to the Supreme Court to say his treatment was unlawful

Question 18

What was the Plessy v Ferguson case

Answer 18

Plessy lost his case, Supreme Court stated that the black facilities were of equal standered

Question 19

What did the plessy v Ferguson lead to

Answer 19

Legality of segregation and therefore an increase of Jim Crow laws

Question 20

When was Williams v missisipi

Answer 20

1898

Question 21

Why was Williams v Mississippi

Answer 21

Williams was on trial for murder with an all white jury

Question 22

What was the court case William v mississippi

Answer 22

Williams argued this was a result of unfair poll tax

Question 23

How did the Supreme Court rule in the Williams v Missisipi

Answer 23

In 1890 mississsippi state ruined poll tax was not discriminatory

Question 24

When was please v Ferguson

Answer 24

1896

Question 25

Why was the please v Ferguson

Answer 25

Homer plessy, sat in the white section and was arrested He took it to court and stated treatment was unlawful

Question 26

What happened to the plessy v Ferguson case

Answer 26

Plessy lost his case - Supreme Court stated that facilities were equal

Question 27

What was the consequence of the plessy v Ferguson case

Answer 27

It allowed segregation and led to wide spread Jim Crow laws

Question 28

What court case was in 1898

Answer 28

Williams v missisipi

Question 29

Why was Williams v Mississippi

Answer 29

Williams was on trial for murder with an all white jury

Question 30

What was Williams arguing in 1898

Answer 30

That the all white jury was a result of the polltax

Question 31

Consequence of the Williams v Mississippi case

Answer 31

In 1890 Mississippi state ruled poll tax was not discriminatory

Question 32

What Supreme Court case was in 1899

Answer 32

Cummings v Board

Question 33

Why was Cummings v Board

Answer 33

Cummings objected to state of Georgia unevenly distributed money

Question 34

What was the cumming v board case

Answer 34

Cummings stated this was a violation of the 14th amendment

Question 35

How did the Supreme Court rule on the 1899 case

Answer 35

Supreme Court said Cummings didn’t have a case They approved of segregated schools