Successes and Setbacks

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a major challenge faced during the Freedom Summer campaign of 1964?

• Intense violence and resistance

• Lack of volunteers

• High poll taxes

• Federal oversight of elections

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a direct result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• Banned poll taxes in federal elections

• Provided federal oversight of elections in discriminatory areas

• Launched a volunteer campaign to register Black voters in Mississippi

• Ended segregation in public schools

Multiple Choice

What was the outcome of the Selma to Montgomery March, and how did it impact U.S. legislation?

• It led to the end of segregation in schools.

• It pressured Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act.

• It resulted in the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• It caused the resignation of Sheriff Clark.

Multiple Select

Which of the following were goals or programs of the Black Panthers?

• Protecting Black neighborhoods from police brutality

• Promoting peaceful protest and civil disobedience

• Providing free breakfast for children

• Armed patrols and monitoring police activity

Multiple Select

Despite legislative wins, what factors contributed to urban unrest in cities like Watts and Newark?

• High inner-city unemployment

• Limited economic opportunity

• Full integration into American society

• Police brutality

Open Ended

Why was the right to vote such a significant issue during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s?