All Flashcards
Cause and effect of the Stono Rebellion?
Cause: Slave rebellion. Effect: Harsher restrictions on enslaved people in South Carolina.
Cause and effect of Dred Scott decision?
Cause: Dred Scott's suit for freedom. Effect: Denial of Black citizenship, invalidation of Missouri Compromise.
What were the key points of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?
African Americans were not and could never be U.S. citizens, and Congress could not prohibit slavery in federal territories.
What was the impact of Plessy v. Ferguson?
Upheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal".
What was the impact of Brown v. Board of Education?
Ruled that state-sponsored segregation of schools was unconstitutional, overturning Plessy v. Ferguson.
What was the impact of Loving v. Virginia?
Invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage.
What was the impact of Regents of the University of California v. Bakke?
Upheld affirmative action, allowing race to be a factor in college admissions.
What was the impact of Grutter v. Bollinger?
Upheld affirmative action policy of the University of Michigan Law School.
What was the impact of Shelby County v. Holder?
Invalidated Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, removing federal oversight of state voting laws.
What was the impact of Strauder v. West Virginia?
Ruled that excluding African Americans from juries violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
What was the impact of Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada?
Ruled that states must provide equal educational opportunities within their borders, leading to desegregation of higher education.
What was the impact of Morgan v. Virginia?
Ruled that segregation on interstate buses was unconstitutional.
How do the Louisiana Slave Code and South Carolina Slave Code compare?
Louisiana: Focused on religious control and expulsion of Jews. South Carolina: Focused on restricting movement, literacy, and assembly.
Compare the Three-Fifths Compromise and the Fugitive Slave Clause.
Three-Fifths: Increased political power of slave states. Fugitive Slave Clause: Made the entire nation complicit in slavery.
Compare De jure segregation and De facto segregation.
De jure segregation: segregation by law. De facto segregation: segregation by custom or practice.
Compare Assimilation and Accommodation.
Assimilation: the process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group. Accommodation: mutual adjustment between persons or groups, especially in order to remove conflict.
Compare Civil Disobedience and armed resistance.
Civil Disobedience: nonviolent resistance to unjust laws. Armed resistance: using violence to fight against oppression.
Compare Booker T. Washington's and W.E.B. Du Bois's approaches to racial uplift.
Washington: vocational training and economic self-reliance. Du Bois: higher education and fighting for civil rights.
Compare the NAACP and the Black Panther Party.
NAACP: legal and political action for civil rights. Black Panther Party: Black power, community programs, and self-defense.
Compare the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement.
Civil Rights Movement: integration and equality through nonviolence. Black Power Movement: Black pride, self-determination, and empowerment.
Compare Affirmative Action and Reparations.
Affirmative Action: policies to address past and present discrimination. Reparations: compensation for past injustices.
Compare Individual Racism and Systemic Racism.
Individual Racism: prejudice or discrimination based on race by an individual. Systemic Racism: policies and practices that perpetuate racial inequality.