In 1957, Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower federalized local National Guard troops to enforce the desegregation of: A) Little Rock High School B) Louisiana State University C) University of Alabama D) Mississippi State 

True or False. Prior to his election as Vice-President in 1960, Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson of Texas had usually supported segregation laws in the South.   A) True B) False 

In the 1940s, the new federal agency called the _?_, conducted investigations into racial discrimination against African-Americans who applied to work for federal government contractors. A) the FEPCB) the NAACPC) the SCLC  D) the HBCU

In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court ruled against Homer Plessy, who was charged with breaking segregation laws in the city of:A) MobileB) ShreveportC) New OrleansD) Montgomery

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution: A) abolished slavery nationwide B) guaranteed equal protection under the lawC) granted the right to vote to male citizensD) abolished the poll tax

When Abraham Lincoln ran for president in 1860, he promised:  A) to abolish slavery, nationwide B) to halt the spread of slavery to the WestC) to put the issue of slavery to a national vote  D) to abolish slavery in the Southern states  

Part II. Essay. Use the field provided to construct a response to another of the following questions. Compose two well-developed paragraphs of at least 4-6 sentences each. Remember that your responses must include an adequate balance of general historical analysis and specific supporting details (20 points).    Option 1: After our extensive discussions on Reconstruction, give an assessment of why it ultimately failed. How did the political will to enforce the Reconstruction Amendments evaporate between 1870 and 1877? Are there connections between the Reconstruction era and the Civil Rights era of the mid-twentieth century? If so, name and define a few of them. Be sure to include relevant persons, places, and events in your answer.   Option 2: Name and define a few ways in which the state of Louisiana alone played a prominent role in deciding the history of Reconstruction, from 1862 to 1877, or, during the “Second Reconstruction,” from 1954-1968. In what ways, for example, was Louisiana’s reaction to either event typical of Southern states? In what ways was Louisiana’s Reconstruction story unusual among the states of the South? Be sure to include relevant persons, places, and events in your answer.   Option 3:  After the 1st Reconstruction failed in 1877, African Americans had to struggle for nearly a century to regain the freedoms they lost, due to the rise of the “Jim Crow” segregation system that took hold throughout the South between 1877 and 1896. How then did the leadership of the Civil Rights movement, which grew in strength and influence in the 1900s, take on the struggle for equality on behalf of African Americans in the 20th century? How did the groundwork established in the early 20th century set the stage for the more famous Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s? Be sure to include relevant persons, places, and events in your answer. 

In 1953, the first city-wide bus boycott to protest racial segregation of public transportation took place in: A) Montgomery, Ala. B) Little Rock, Ark C) Baton Rouge, La.  D) Houston, Tx. 

In 1860, abolitionists made up the majority of Republican voters.A) TrueB) False

Along with the Klan, the Knights of the White Camellia, and the White League, operated almost exclusively in the Southern state of _?_.  A) TennesseeB) Louisiana C) Georgia D) Mississippi