Case Study: Racial Conflict in the US (Leaving Cert Geography): Quizzes
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What does racial conflict in geography describe?
What does racial conflict in geography describe?
Tensions & discrimination between races
During which centuries did the trans-Atlantic slave trade operate?
During which centuries did the trans-Atlantic slave trade operate?
16th to 19th centuries
What happened to Native Americans when European settlers arrived in the 17th century?
What happened to Native Americans when European settlers arrived in the 17th century?
They faced forced removal & displacement
In what year did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
In what year did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
1863
What did the 13th Amendment officially abolish in 1865?
What did the 13th Amendment officially abolish in 1865?
Slavery throughout the US
Between which centuries were Jim Crow laws enacted in Southern states?
Between which centuries were Jim Crow laws enacted in Southern states?
Late 19th to mid-20th centuries
Where were African Americans forced to sit on buses under Jim Crow laws?
Where were African Americans forced to sit on buses under Jim Crow laws?
At the back of buses
Which methods did Jim Crow laws use to restrict voting rights?
Which methods did Jim Crow laws use to restrict voting rights?
Poll taxes & literacy tests
What did miscegenation laws prohibit under Jim Crow?
What did miscegenation laws prohibit under Jim Crow?
Interracial marriages
Which three leaders led the Civil Rights Movement?
Which three leaders led the Civil Rights Movement?
Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X
Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Lyndon B. Johnson
In what year did the Black Lives Matter movement gain prominence?
In what year did the Black Lives Matter movement gain prominence?
2013