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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major historical event took place in the 1870s?
(a) Great Compromise.
(b) Gettysburg Address.
(c) Emancipation Proclamation.
(d) Civil War.

2. That particular type of philosophy was often referred to as a(n) ______ philosophy.
(a) Uninformed.
(b) Viable.
(c) Purposeless.
(d) Aristocratic.

3. In which of the coastal states did blacks continue to hold political or public office?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Maryland.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Louisiana.

4. What word best describes how the liberals felt about that particular policy?
(a) Degrading.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Humiliating.
(d) Ignorant.

5. In what year was a decision made regarding the case?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1949.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Prosperity of the South Dependent Upon the Elevation of the Negro?"

2. Which of the following groups were not required to follow the new segregation laws?

3. The change in the Constitution and the new order is often referred to as:

4. What famous court case was monumental in changing laws and views regarding segregation?

5. What is it called when a prevalent body or thought rules the land?

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