Social Studies Quiz

Atlanta born Civil Rights activist that believed in non-violent protests.; gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Cesar Chavez

• Thurgood Marshall

Refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.

• Mary Washington

• Jackie Kennedy

• Cesar Chavez

• Rosa Parks

When African Americans refused to ride the public busses as a sign of protest; this began when Rosa Parks was jailed for refusing to give up her seat to a black man.

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• March on Washington

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• 15th Amendment

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Separation of two or more races based on skin color

• segregation

• racism

• oppression

• facism

Leader who worked to improve treatment, pay, and working conditions for farm workers; you should know this one because you have already used three of these!

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• John F. Kennedy

• Thurgood Marshall

• Cesar Chavez

A group of people holding picket signs and protesting are exercising their right to:

• Civil Disobedience
• Assembly and Free Speech
• Sedition
• Freedom of Religion

Voting in elections is the civic action that shows the most fundamental responsibility of citizens in a-

• communism

• democracy

• dictatorship

• theocracy

Who was a main leader in the fight for African Americans' equal rights in the 1960s?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Oveta Culp Hobby

• Lyndon B. Johnson

Peacefully speaking out against a problem usually by protesting or boycotting something is called

• Freedom Rides

• Freedom of Speech

• Non-violent protests

• Sit-ins

Who was arrested for refusing to move on a bus? The result led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

• Lulu Belle Madison White

• Rosa Parks

• Dorie Miller

• Martin Luther King, Jr.