TD ANGLAIS Flashcards
What was the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation in Georgia?
It had no immediate effect in Georgia
when were the reconstruction amendments adopted ?
1868
what was the main goal fo the Jim Crow laws ?
to seperate white and black citizens in public spaces
what where some measures taken to prevent black citizens from voting ?
all of the above
what did Plessy vs Ferguson 1896 decide ?
seperate but equal facities were legal
who dissented in the plessy v Ferguson case ?
John Harlan
what was Homer Plessy’s main argument against segregation ?
it violated 13th and 14th amendments
what major case overturned plessy vs ferguson ?
Brown v Board of education
what did brown vs board of education rulling state ?
segregated schools were unconstituional
what waq the one drop rule ?
a law stating that one black ancestor made a person legally black
what was a literacy test used for in the south ?
to determine voting eligibility
why is the brown vs board of education case considered a landmark case ?
it overturned years of legal racial segregation
what did justice john harlan argue in his dissent in plessy vs ferguson
segregation was unconstitutional
what was the main arguement in dred scott vs Sandford ?
a slave could not sue because he was not a citizen
what was the purpose of the seperate car act in louisiana ?
to keep black and white passengers in seperate train cars
what role did thurgood marshall play in the civil rights movement ?
he argued against segregation in brown vs board of education
what organization led legal challenges against segregation ?
NAACP
what was the grandfather clause ?
a rule allowing voting rights based on family history
what was the goal of the civil rights movement ?
to secure equal rights for all citizens
what were three main methods used to prevent black people from voting in the South ?
literacy tests, poll taxes, and white-only primaries
What was the significance of the 13th Amendment?
it abolished slavery
what does the 14th amendment guarantee ?
equal protection under the law
what was the result of plessy ferguson decision ?
seperate but equal was legalized
The Brown v. Board of Education decision ruled that segregation in schools was unconstitutional.
→ Answer: True
what did justice john harlan mean when he said our constitution is color blind ?
the constitution does not recognize racial differences
what was the one drop rule ?
a law statinf that one drop of black ancestry classified a person as black
what is the term of segregation that happens naturally without legal enforcement ?
de facto segregation
what was the main impact of brown vs board of education
it ended segregation in schools
which event marked the official end of slavery in the US ?
the 13th amendment
what did jim crow lawx enforce ?
segregation in public spaces
which supreme court case overturned plessy vs ferguson
brown vs board of education
what year did brown vs board of education take place ?
1954
what did the 15th amendment guarantee ?
the right to vote for all male citizens
what was the main goal of the civil rights movement ?
to fight for racial equality and end discrimination
what does null and void mean
no longer valid or enforceable
what was the dred scott case about ?
a black man who sued for his freedom but was denied citizenship
how did jim crow laws affect businesses ?
they required businesses to provide seperate facilities for black and white customers
what were the reconstruction amendments ?
the 13th 14th and 15th amendments
