Shell History Exam

Slavery and Civil War

The role slavery played in sowing seeds
for discrimination against back people and
white supremacy.

Slavery played a great role in the
discrimination against black people
because they were seen as disgusting and
lower people in comparison to the whites.

Concentration of slaves in the southern
states of America due to the triangular
slave trade.

There was a concentration of slves in the
Southern states of America due to the
triangular slave trade and how they were
transported through the middle passage.
Confederate States of America.

A government formed by the seven slave
states of the South of the Lower South and
declared secession after the election of
President Lincoln.
Start of the Civil War

Was fought to fight against slavery in the
southern states.
13
th
/ 14
th
and 15
th
amendments.

13
th
Amendment to abolish slavery
14
th
Amendment Equal and privileges to
all
15
th
Amendment prohibits discrimination
against all voting rights.
North vs. South

Racism in the South is far more severe
than racism in the North.

Racist Violence included - Lynching
- Burning at the stake
- Hanging People
Discrimination The unjust or
prejudicial treatment of people
especially based in their race, age or
sex.

Segregation The unjust separating
of someone or people from others.
How did the Jim Crow laws enforce
segregation?

Through making the Jim Crow Laws
sound like equal segregation when
they werent.
How did the Jim Crow Laws
discriminate?

- Through preventing black people
to vote
- Not allowing blacks to have a
mortgage.
Montgomery Bus Boycott

Causes Rosa Parks not giving up
her seat for a white person

Events Bus Boycott begins
- Segregation of buses ruled
unconstitutionally
- Black people rode the buses
again

Integrating Schools

What is the difference between the
State case of Brown vs. Topeka
and the Supreme Court case.

The Supreme Court case of Brown
vs. Board of Education was opened
after the state case of Brown vs.
Topeka was unsuccessful.
Effects of Little Rock on the USA

Great positive effect on the civil rights
movement through media attention
and public awareness, it also
enforced integration of black people in
to other schools.

Events of Little Rock

- Everything has to be integrated
after the Brown vs. board of
education.
- Arkansas has to integrate schools.
- The Supreme Court ordered
Arkansas to let in 9 black student
in Little Rock High.
- He prevents Black people from
entering to Ensure their safety
- Faubus backed down when
President sent federal troops to
protect the students for 6 weeks.




























The significance of MLK to the civil
rights movement.

Is that he believes in non-violent
direct protests/actions.

Believes it creates:

- Positive publicity for campaigners
because they are not violent
- Bad publicity for opponents
because they are violent

His methods included:

- Sit-ins - sitting in at a whites only
counter/area
- Picketing Persuading people not
to use it.
- Boycotts Not using any service
- Jail ins Deliberately getting
arrested and filling jails
- Mass marches.