Question

Which is most true of Jim Crow laws?

A) They were enacted mostly in the South.
B) They were designed to end racial discrimination.
C) They were enacted mostly in the North.
D) They were designed to counter the Black Code laws.
E) The were enacted as only a stop-gap procedure.

Answer 1

A) They were enacted mostly in the South

Throughout U.S. history, the Southern states were the ones that most opposed the abolition of the institution of slavery and the ones that most prevented African Americas from gaining equality. This is why the Jim Crow laws (that legalized racial segregation) were mostly enacted in the South and were widely accepted there.

The Jim Crow laws were enacted from 1877 through the 1950s, and consisted of a series of restriction on black people, for example, it prohibited them to attend and be in certain places where white people were, such as certain neighborhoods, restrooms, building entrances, elevators, cemeteries, amusement-park, cashier windows, universities, hospitals, jails, etc.

Answer 2

Among the choices listed above, the most true statement about Jim Crow laws is letter A. It states that they were enacted mostly in the South. These laws are enforcing racial segregation and was enacted after the Reconstruction period.

The answer would be letter A.