Civil Rights (3)

Multiple Choice

What were the main constitutional amendments that granted rights to former slaves after the Civil War?

• Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth Amendments

• First, Second, Third Amendments

• Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first Amendments

• Twenty-second, Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth Amendments

Multiple Choice

Which action opposed the civil rights advances that the Reconstruction amendments had promised?

• The temperance movement.

• The passage of Jim Crow laws.

• The passage of antitrust legislation.

• The conservation movement.

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the case Brown v. Board of Education in the context of segregation in schools?

• It declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional

• It upheld the legality of segregation

• It focused on voting rights

• It was a case about housing discrimination

Multiple Choice

This political cartoon is referencing -

• the Freedom Riders

• the 14th Amendment

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

Multiple Choice

What actions did President Dwight D. Eisenhower take to ensure the integration of Little Rock Central High School?

• He ordered the Arkansas National Guard to prevent entry

• He sent federal troops to protect the students

• He signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• He ignored the Supreme Court ruling

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of Rosa Parks' arrest in the context of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• It led to the end of segregation

• It inspired local African Americans to challenge segregation

• It resulted in the immediate desegregation of buses

• It had no impact on civil rights movements

Multiple Choice

What tactic did the SNCC most commonly use to bring attention to the civil rights cause?

• Sit-ins.

• Boycotts and marches.
• Petitions and letters.
• Protests and rallies.

Multiple Choice

What is a strength of nonviolent protest (aka "civil disobedience")? 

• It clearly shows who the aggressor is and who is being attacked.

• It often generates publicity and gets people's attention.

• It can persuade people to join your cause.

• All of the above.

Poll

How confident do you feel about this topic now?

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• Somewhat confident
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