African American Social Developments: Reasons for leaving The South - Jim Crow Laws

Question 1

When were Jim Crow Laws implemented?

Answer 1

1877

Question 2

Why were Jim Crow Laws implemented?

Answer 2

Because the era of Reconstruction ended meaning there was no enforcement of equal rights

Question 3

What was present in The South before Jim Crow Laws?

Answer 3

The Black Codes

Question 4

When did the Black Codes last from?

Answer 4

1865-1877

Question 5

Under Jim Crow laws, what was one of the first things implemented by Southern States to prevent African-Americans from voting?

Answer 5

Literacy tests

Question 6

Which 2 Amendments were the Jim Crow Laws limiting the ability of?

Answer 6

The 14th and 15th Amendments

Question 7

Name 2 sets of Riots that took place due to opposition to African Americans

Answer 7

1898 North Carolina Riots and 1906 Atlanta Riots

Question 8

What did Race Riots in the 1890s and early 1900s show?

Answer 8

Even though the KKK had not yet been revived, there was still lots of racial tension in the South