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📝 The Ku Klux Klan and the Jim Crow laws

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Q1. When was the original Ku Klux Klan founded?

🔹 A. December 24, 1865

🔹 B. April 12, 1861

🔹 C. July 4, 1867

🔹 D. November 11, 1868

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: A

Q2. How did the combination of legal and violent methods reinforce white supremacy in the South?

🔹 A. Legal restrictions legitimized violence, creating a dual system of oppression

🔹 B. Violence alone was sufficient, making laws redundant

🔹 C. Legal methods were ineffective without violence

🔹 D. Both methods targeted only northern states

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: A

Q3. How did Jim Crow laws challenge the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause?

🔹 A. They created state‑sanctioned segregation that contradicted equal protection guarantees

🔹 B. They fully complied with the amendment’s provisions

🔹 C. They expanded the amendment’s scope to include economic rights

🔹 D. They repealed the amendment entirely

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: A

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