Question 1

What is true about the number of lynchings in the South over the period 1889-1932?

Accepted Answer

A)  About two to three people were lynched every week. 
B)  It was actually very small, although the black press constantly reported false occurrences. 
C)  About ten people were lynched daily, in the South alone. 
D)  No statistics were ever kept about the numbers of lynchings. 
A)  About two to three people were lynched every week. 
B)  It was actually very small, although the black press constantly reported false occurrences. 
C)  About ten people were lynched daily, in the South alone. 
D)  No statistics were ever kept about the numbers of lynchings.

Question 2

What is true about black land ownership between 1870 and 1900?

Accepted Answer

A)  It fell from Reconstruction times, as the government took land away from blacks. 
B)  It fell as many blacks left the area or were forced to give up land because of debts. 
C)  It remained stagnant over the time period. 
D)  It increased at enormous rates. 
A)  It fell from Reconstruction times, as the government took land away from blacks. 
B)  It fell as many blacks left the area or were forced to give up land because of debts. 
C)  It remained stagnant over the time period. 
D)  It increased at enormous rates.

Question 3

What new twist did Louisiana add in 1898 to make sure whites voted, but blacks did not?

Accepted Answer

A)  the poll tax 
B)  the grandfather clause 
C)  the literacy test 
D)  the Eight Box Law 
A)  the poll tax 
B)  the grandfather clause 
C)  the literacy test 
D)  the Eight Box Law

Question 4

In the Populist Party, which leader openly promoted interracial cooperation as a way of overcoming farmers' problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hiram Revels 
B)  Thomas Watson 
C)  William Jennings Bryan 
D)  Teddy Roosevelt 
A)  Hiram Revels 
B)  Thomas Watson 
C)  William Jennings Bryan 
D)  Teddy Roosevelt

Question 5

If lynching victims were predominantly male, what type of violence were many black women subjected to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many were subjected to rape by white men. 
B)  Whites actually lynched black men and women in equal numbers. 
C)  Black women were always cheated out of their earnings by whites. 
D)  Black women had to endure threats of violence against their children. 
A)  Many were subjected to rape by white men. 
B)  Whites actually lynched black men and women in equal numbers. 
C)  Black women were always cheated out of their earnings by whites. 
D)  Black women had to endure threats of violence against their children.

Question 6

After Reconstruction, white people expected blacks to observe certain rules of etiquette. Which of the following is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black men were supposed to remove their hats in the presence of a white person. 
B)  Black and white people could shake hands, but only if the black person did not look the white person in the eye. 
C)  Black men were never to look at, and certainly never to touch, white women. 
D)  White people were not expected to use any term of respect when speaking to a black person. 
A)  Black men were supposed to remove their hats in the presence of a white person. 
B)  Black and white people could shake hands, but only if the black person did not look the white person in the eye. 
C)  Black men were never to look at, and certainly never to touch, white women. 
D)  White people were not expected to use any term of respect when speaking to a black person.

What is true about the number of lynchings in the South over the period 1889-1932?

What is true about black land ownership between 1870 and 1900?

What new twist did Louisiana add in 1898 to make sure whites voted, but blacks did not?

In the Populist Party, which leader openly promoted interracial cooperation as a way of overcoming farmers' problems?

If lynching victims were predominantly male, what type of violence were many black women subjected to?

After Reconstruction, white people expected blacks to observe certain rules of etiquette. Which of the following is not true?

Africa

Middle Passage

Black People in Colonial North America

Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle for Independence

African Americans in the New Nation, 1783-1820

Life in the Cotton Kingdom

Free Black People in Antebellum America

Opposition to Slavery

Let Your Motto Be Resistance

And Black People Were at the Heart of It

Liberation: African Americans and the Civil War

The Meaning of Freedom: the Promise of Reconstruction

The Meaning of Freedom: the Failure of Reconstruction, 1868-1877

Black Southerners Challenge White Supremacy

Conciliation, Agitation, and Migration: African Americans in the Early Twentieth Century

African Americans and the 1920s

Black Protests, the Great Depression, and the New Deal

Meanings of Freedom: Culture and Society in the 1930s and 1940s

The World War Ii Era and the Seeds of a Revolution, 1936-1948

The Freedom Movement

Black Nationalism, Black Power, Black Arts, 1965-1976

African Americans at the Millennium

The Triumph of Black Politics: 1980 to the Present

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Exam 14: White Supremacy Triumphant: African Americans in the South in the Late Nineteenth Century

What is true about the number of lynchings in the South over the period 1889-1932?

What is true about black land ownership between 1870 and 1900?

What new twist did Louisiana add in 1898 to make sure whites voted, but blacks did not?

In the Populist Party, which leader openly promoted interracial cooperation as a way of overcoming farmers' problems?

If lynching victims were predominantly male, what type of violence were many black women subjected to?

After Reconstruction, white people expected blacks to observe certain rules of etiquette. Which of the following is not true?

Africa

Middle Passage

Black People in Colonial North America

Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle for Independence

African Americans in the New Nation, 1783-1820

Life in the Cotton Kingdom

Free Black People in Antebellum America

Opposition to Slavery

Let Your Motto Be Resistance

And Black People Were at the Heart of It

Liberation: African Americans and the Civil War

The Meaning of Freedom: the Promise of Reconstruction

The Meaning of Freedom: the Failure of Reconstruction, 1868-1877

Black Southerners Challenge White Supremacy

Conciliation, Agitation, and Migration: African Americans in the Early Twentieth Century

African Americans and the 1920s

Black Protests, the Great Depression, and the New Deal

Meanings of Freedom: Culture and Society in the 1930s and 1940s

The World War Ii Era and the Seeds of a Revolution, 1936-1948

The Freedom Movement

Black Nationalism, Black Power, Black Arts, 1965-1976

African Americans at the Millennium

The Triumph of Black Politics: 1980 to the Present

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