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Multiple Choice

(2017)What was the goal of the protests depicted on this map?

• To pressure Congress to prohibit discrimination against disabled citizens

• To demonstrate the economic impact of discriminatory practices on interstate transportation

• To challenge the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation

• To persuade states to abandon discriminatory voter-registration procedures

Multiple Choice

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights. . . . —Declaration of Independence, 1776

This excerpt refers to rights that people —

• earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government

• receive by becoming citizens of a country

• have as a result of being human

• are granted after enlistment in the military

Fill in the Blank

Which Reconstruction amendment is illustrated by this political cartoon? number only

Multiple Choice

What were the Black Codes and how did they restrict the freedoms of Black Americans in the South?

• Laws that promoted equality

• Laws that restricted freedoms

• Laws that encouraged segregation

• Laws that abolished slavery

Multiple Choice

What were the Jim Crow Laws and how did they affect society in the South?

• They promoted integration

• They segregated public facilities

• They were laws for voting rights

• They were laws for education

Multiple Choice

What were the main forms of segregation faced by Black Americans in the 1950s?

• Whites Only signs

• Colored Only signs

• Segregated public schools

• Poll taxes

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between the voter requirements for white and black applicants as described in the Alabama Constitution?

• White applicants have easier tests

• Black applicants have no requirements

• Both groups have the same requirements

• Only white applicants can vote

Multiple Choice

What message is conveyed by the signs held by the protesters in the image?

• Justice for All

• We Can't Breathe

• Police Brutality is Acceptable

• Black Lives Matter is Controversial

Open Ended

Explain the purpose of Black Codes and Jim Crow laws.

Multiple Choice

What were the effects of the New Deal programs on Black Americans during the Great Depression?

• Provided economic aid through work programs

• Increased segregation in the South

• Decreased support for the Democratic Party

• Limited job opportunities for Black Americans

Open Ended

What organized efforts did Black Americans use to end injustices during the Civil Rights Movement?

Open Ended

What was the significance of the Mendez v. Westminster case in 1946?

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of the case Sweatt v. Painter in the context of education and civil rights?

• It established the principle of separate but equal

• It was a landmark case for desegregation in education

• It had no impact on civil rights

• It was a case about voting rights

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the Supreme Court ruling in Sweatt v. Painter?

• It upheld segregation in schools

• It declared separate but equal unconstitutional

• It allowed African Americans to attend any law school

• It mandated equal funding for all schools

Multiple Choice

How did the Brown v. Board of Education decision influence the Civil Rights movement?

• By discouraging activists from relying on the judicial system

• By guaranteeing scholarships to minority college students.

• By providing a judicial basis for achieving equality in other areas.

• By eliminating social barriers associated with hiring practices

Multiple Choice

What are the key actions you should take while reading about Civil Rights according to the annotating key?

• Read and answer questions

• Highlight important details

• Circle important events

• Box character traits

Multiple Choice

What actions did Southerners take in response to the court's ruling on school integration?

• They accepted the ruling

• They ignored the order with massive resistance

• They supported the integration

• They protested peacefully

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Southern Manifesto signed by 101 Southern members of Congress in 1956?

• To support school integration

• To maintain segregation

• To promote civil rights

• To oppose the Brown v. Board decision

Multiple Choice

What was already decided in Plessy under the 14th Amendment regarding public facilities?

• No rights were denied if public facilities were separate

• Public facilities must be integrated

• All public facilities are equal

• The Supreme Court has no power

Multiple Choice

What is the main intention of the Southern Manifesto as stated in the text?

• To promote integration

• To resist forced integration

• To support the Supreme Court's decision

• To amend the Constitution

Open Ended

If the President did NOT openly support Brown decision, could this have encouraged opposition to it?

Fill in the Blank

This was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama.

Multiple Choice

All of the following were reasons for why the Montgomery Bus Boycott was an effective protest EXCEPT:

• Rosa Parks was arrested.

• The bus company lost lots of money.

• African Americans stopped riding the bus for over a year

• The Supreme Court ruled bus segregation unconstitutional

Reorder

Put these events in order. Ponga estos eventos en orden.

• In 1954, the Supreme Court said segregation was unconstitutional.

• Because Rosa Parks did not give up her seat, people boycotted the busses and then busses were desegregated.

• In 1960, 4 African Americans had a sit in at white lunch counters, which resulted in lunch counters being desegregated

• Many people participated in Freedom Rides to protest segregation on transportation.

• Dr. Martin Luther King gave his famous speech "I have a Dream".

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