Author Question: In the period from 1865 to 1900, southern factory workers A) seldom included children in their ... (Read 59 times)

P68T · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

According to the Plessy v. Ferguson decision,

A) black voters could be disfranchised through the good character clause.
B) the races could be separated but equal accommodations must be provided.
C) separate facilities for blacks and whites were illegal.
D) segregation laws violated the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 2

During the late nineteenth century, the Supreme Court

A) declared the concept of separate but equal to be unconstitutional.
B) strongly defended the rights of blacks under the Constitution.
C) decided no important cases involving black rights.
D) gradually abandoned support of black rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

Question 3

In the late nineteenth century, southern agriculture

A) generally abandoned the cultivation of cotton.
B) abandoned the crop lien system.
C) remained dependent on cotton cultivation.
D) was characterized by a trend toward diversification of crops.

Question 4

In the period from 1865 to 1900, southern factory workers

A) seldom included children in their ranks.
B) generally were required to work fewer than 40 hours a week.
C) earned wages higher than similar workers in the North.
D) often earned wages insufficient to support their families adequately.