The 1619 Project - Chapter 16 Quiz

What historical practice involved designating Black neighborhoods as 'higher-risk' investments to inhibit bank loans, mortgages, and insurance?

Question Answer Choices Blacklisting Redlining Urban downgrading Segregation zoning

What was the impact of the interstate highway system on Black and minority neighborhoods in the 1950s and 1960s?

Question Answer Choices Highways were constructed to enhance the value of Black and minority neighborhoods. Highways avoided Black and minority neighborhoods to preserve them. Highways were cut directly through Black and minority neighborhoods, often demolishing them. Highways were built to connect Black and minority neighborhoods to suburban areas.

What did white Americans want for Black people as soon as they were free from slavery?

Question Answer Choices They wanted Black people to own property. They wanted Black people to move to the suburbs. They wanted Black people to integrate fully into society. They wanted Black people to be invisible.

How did anti-Black racism historically rely on physical geography?

Question Answer Choices To subjugate and sequester Black Americans. To integrate Black Americans into society. To encourage Black Americans to migrate. To promote equal opportunities for Black Americans.

What term describes the practice of white Americans relocating to suburbs, leaving urban cores predominantly inhabited by Black Americans?

Question Answer Choices City exodus White flight Suburban sprawl Urban migration

What was one of the reasons white suburbanites in Atlanta rejected mass transit initiatives?

Question Answer Choices To keep themselves sealed off from those who live in the city, many of whom are Black. To increase property values in suburban areas. To promote environmental sustainability. To reduce traffic congestion in the suburbs.

What did the relegation of Black Americans to their 'own' spaces ensure, even as people continued to live there?

Question Answer Choices These areas would become wealthy. These areas would become more diverse. These areas would attract new businesses. These areas would remain underresourced.

What did the author note about stalled traffic in Atlanta?

Question Answer Choices It only affects Black residents. It only affects suburban areas. It affects everybody. It is caused by mass transit initiatives.