1. How was the Reconstruction period an example of working to fulfill the promise of America as outlined in the Declaration of Independence? (Check all that apply.)
A. Black men and white men governed together
B. Black men were granted the right to vote
C. Black men, who had been so subordinated prior to Reconstruction, would within a decade be integrated into the American government
D. Over 80% of Black men were registered to vote
E. Over 1,500 Black men were elected into positions of public leadership
2. What happened during the rollback of Reconstruction? (Check all that apply.)
A. By 1900, had reduced the number of Black representatives in Congress to one
B. The Supreme Court ruled that segregation and disfranchisement did not violate the 14th and 15th amendments
C. Created barriers for Black men to vote
D. Reduced the percentage of Black registered voters by 99% in many places
3. What ended the "separate but equal" legal doctrine in the US?
A. The 1896 Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, which said "separate but equal" violated the 14th Amendment
B. The 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, which said "separate but equal" violated the 15th Amendment
C. The 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, which said "separate but equal" violated the 14th Amendment
D. The 1896 Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, which said "separate but equal" violated the 15th Amendment
4.
A. The 1896 Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, which said "separate but equal" violated the 14th Amendment
B. The 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, which said "separate but equal" violated the 15th Amendment
C. The 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, which said "separate but equal" violated the 14th Amendment
D. The 1896 Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, which said "separate but equal" violated the 15th Amendment
1. A, B, C, D, E
2. A, B, C, D
3. C
4. B