#1
Which event marked the end of the Reconstruction era in the United States?
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Compromise of 1877
The ratification of the 13th Amendment
The Battle of Gettysburg
#2
Who coined the term 'New South'?
Booker T. Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Henry W. Grady
Abraham Lincoln
#3
Who was the African American educator, author, and advisor to presidents of the United States who founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama?
Frederick Douglass
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. Du Bois
Marcus Garvey
#4
What was the significance of the Atlanta Compromise speech delivered by Booker T. Washington in 1895?
It advocated for immediate civil rights legislation.
It promoted racial integration in public schools.
It emphasized economic self-reliance and vocational education for African Americans.
It called for the formation of a political party representing African American interests.
#5
What was the purpose of the Niagara Movement, founded in 1905?
To promote racial segregation
To advocate for women's suffrage
To fight against racial discrimination and promote civil rights
To establish a new African American political party
#6
Which industry became a symbol of the New South in the late 19th century?
Agriculture
Textiles
Mining
Shipping
#7
What was one of the major challenges faced by the New South?
Abolition of slavery
Lack of natural resources
Competition from the North
Overabundance of agricultural products
#8
Which Supreme Court case upheld racial segregation laws in the United States, providing legal justification for the 'separate but equal' doctrine?
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Marbury v. Madison
#9
What was the name of the series of laws enacted in Southern states to enforce racial segregation and disenfranchise African Americans?
Jim Crow laws
Black Codes
Reconstruction Acts
Civil Rights Acts
#10
What was the outcome of the Wilmington Insurrection of 1898?
It led to the overthrow of the city government and the establishment of a white supremacist regime.
It resulted in increased civil rights protections for African Americans in North Carolina.
It marked the beginning of widespread integration efforts in the South.
It led to the passage of federal anti-lynching legislation.
#11
Who was a prominent African American leader advocating for industrial education and economic self-reliance in the New South?
Frederick Douglass
W.E.B. Du Bois
Booker T. Washington
Sojourner Truth
#12
Who was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate and the first black to preside over the Senate?
Hiram Revels
Frederick Douglass
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. Du Bois
#13
Which organization was formed in 1892 and aimed to protect African Americans' rights, especially regarding lynching and legal injustices?
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association)
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
#14
Which economic system emerged in the South after Reconstruction, characterized by a reliance on sharecropping and tenant farming?
Capitalism
Feudalism
Mercantilism
The plantation system
#15
Who was the first African American to be nominated for President of the United States by a major political party?
Jesse Jackson
Shirley Chisholm
Barack Obama
Fannie Lou Hamer