Why did many African Americans turn to the Communist Party of the United States?A.It had successfully elected large numbers of representatives in Congress.B.Its membership was not required to testify before House committees.C.It allowed people of all races unlike the major parties.D.It promised economic equality for people no matter their race.

Which African American leader joined, and then left the Communist Party?A.Bayard RustinB.Paul RobesonC.Jackie RobinsonD.W. E. B. Du Bois

Which scenario most closely follows communist principles?A.After slavery was abolished, American plantation owners paid workers fair wages.B.Before World War I, European nations began building the size and strength of their militaries.C.During industrialization in China, the government controlled people's jobs and access to products.D.After winning the right to vote, women in the United States began to influence politics.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

1. By 1850, the great majority of African Americans in the United States A:A. lived in cities. B:B. had some legal rights. C:C. lived in slavery. D:D. lived in the North.Turn In2. How were the lives of enslaved African Americans similar to the lives of free African Americans? A:A. Both had some rights under the law. B:B. Both experienced racism and discrimination. C:C. Both were denied the right to own land. D:D. Both were regarded as property under the law.Turn In3. Which of the following is an example of discrimination against African Americans? A:A. African Americans could only work for wealthy planters. B:B. African Americans could travel freely around the country. C:C. African Americans were not allowed to live in the North. D:D. African Americans were denied the right to vote.Turn In4. What is segregation? A:A. separating free African Americans from enslaved African Americans B:B. social separation of groups of people, especially by race C:C. assigning tasks to certain groups of enslaved African Americans D:D. instruction on how to escape from a state with slavery to a free stateTurn In5. Who is known for becoming the first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church? A:A. Frederick Douglass B:B. Richard Allen C:C. Harriet Powers D:D. W. E. B. Du BoisTurn In6. The National Council of Colored People was formed to A:A. protest the treatment of African Americans. B:B. teach free African Americans to grow cotton. C:C. encourage southern states to preserve slavery. D:D. support the use of the cotton gin in the South.Turn In7. How did the cotton gin affect the economy of the South? A:A. Its failure led Southerners to plant wheat. B:B. It decreased the production of cotton. C:C. It decreased the demand for the labor of enslaved people. D:D. It increased the profitability of cotton.Turn In

Which Black leader of the time, believed Black Americans should return to Africa? aBooker T. Washington bW.E.B. Du Bois cMarcus Garvey dJames Weldon Johnson

Southern white Democrats solved what they perceived as the "problem" of African-American labor and political power in all of the following EXCEPTGroup of answer choicesThe legal segregation of public facilities based on the shade of person's skin and their ancestryDemands from white citizens that black citizens show servility or face violent consequencesDisenfranchisement of black voters through such devices as the poll tax and literacy testsUsing the federal government to outlaw the Republican Party throughout the South