Question

jim crow
d. barriers to voting what kinds of laws did southern states use to keep blacks from voting? match the laws to the descriptions to find out!
white primary
grandfather clause
poll tests
poll taxes
intimidation & violence
a. citizens had to pay a fee to the poll worker before they could vote.
b. only white people could vote in the primary party elections, so they decided who would be running in the regular election.
c. in order to register or get to the polls, black people faced threats, beatings and false arrests.
d. citizens had to pass reading and logic questions that the poll worker \graded\. if you were white, you usually passed.
e. only those who had grandfathers who could vote before the civil war could vote in elections. (few if any black people voted before the civil war!)
e. cartoon time! two groups are shown in this cartoon. answer the questions for each group.
section a

1. what two groups do these people represent?

&

1. what emotions are they showing?

1. complete the three statements you see.

the union as it
this is a
mans government.
the
cause.

1. do these men look a) powerful or b) weak?

section b

1. who do these people represent?

1. what emotion are they showing?
2. find and click each image to make the corresponding letter appear.

a) man hanging in tree b) book & abcs
c) burning schoolhouse d) pool of blood

1. what do these symbols represent?

what did thomas nast think about jim crow laws and how blacks were treated after the civil war?
the lives of blacks a) have or b) have not improved since slavery ended.
provide two pieces of evidence from the cartoon.
evidence 1
evidence 2

Explanation:

1. The two groups in Section A are white supremacists (e.g., members of the KKK) and black people. The white supremacists are showing aggression and dominance, while black people are showing fear and despair.
2. Statements in Section A: "The Union as it was", "This is a white - man's government", "The lost cause".
3. The white supremacists look powerful.
4. In Section B, the people represent black people. They are showing fear.
5. Thomas Nast thought the lives of blacks have not improved since slavery ended. Evidence 1: Black people are cowering in fear. Evidence 2: Symbols like a man hanging in a tree and a burning schoolhouse represent violence and oppression.

Answer:

1. White supremacists; Black people
2. Aggression and dominance; Fear and despair
3. was; white - man's; lost
4. a) powerful
5. Black people
6. Fear

7.
8.

1. b) have not improved; Black people cowering in fear; Man hanging in a tree, burning schoolhouse