US History: Civil Rights Review

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Why was she arrested?

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For refusing to give up her seat to a white person

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Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice, first became famous for which of the following: Organizing the March on Washington, Not giving us his bus seat, Winning the court case of Brown versus Board of Education, Giving African Americans the right to vote?

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Winning the court case of Brown versus Board of Education

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What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

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It made literacy tests in order to vote illegal.

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What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Options: It made Jim Crow Laws illegal, It allowed blacks to run for public office, It ended segregation in schools, It made poll taxes illegal

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It made Jim Crow Laws illegal

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Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Options: Segregation on buses became illegal a few days after Rosa Parks began the protest, Thousands of blacks blocked the streets so that buses could not finish their routes, Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat to a white person, Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting

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Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting

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The main goal of the freedom riders was to

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pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses

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What did the president do for the Little Rock 9?

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He sent US soldiers to escort them to school each day.

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Why were the Little Rock Nine unable to attend Central High School on September 4, 1957?

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The governor of Arkansas had ordered troops from the state's National Guard to stop them.

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Which of the following best describes the 1957 events at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas? Options: Governor Faubus resisted the school’s integration with National Guard troops, and President Eisenhower sent federal troops to enforce integration., President Eisenhower sent National Guard troops to resist the school’s integration, but Governor Faubus obtained a court order to dismiss them., President Eisenhower and Governor Faubus worked together to make the integration process run as smoothly as possible.

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Governor Faubus resisted the school’s integration with National Guard troops, and President Eisenhower sent federal troops to enforce integration.

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What organization was formed in reaction to the arrest of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Their purpose was to coordinate protest activities across the South. The first President of this organization was Martin Luther King Jr.

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SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)