I Am Rosa Parks

What important event in history occurred when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus?

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott

• the invention of cars

• The Civil War

• none of the above

How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?

• 3 years

• 3 days

• 3 months

• 381 days

What was different about the way black and white children got to school each day?

• white children got a ride from their parents and the black children rode the bus

• black children had to walk to school and white children rode the bus

• there was no difference, all children went to school the same way

Which of these provides evidence that Rosa Parks should be remembered today.

• She lived in Montgomery, Alabama

• By refusing to give up her seat, she helped to change the laws of segregation.

• She worked in a store

• She inspired Martin Luther King Jr.

What was the effect of The Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• everyone had to use airplanes instead of buses

• public buses were no longer allowed to separate people based on the color of their skin

• only boys were allowed to ride buses

What is the moral of the story "I am Rosa Parks"?

• never ride city buses

• stay quiet when you see things that are unfair

• stand up for yourself and what's right

Boycott means...

• To refuse to buy goods or services as a way to protest

• To march as a way to protest

• To be arrested for something you believe in

• None of these

True or False: Rosa Parks helped change the laws in America.

• True

• False

Because of Rosa Parks' actions, everyone in America has . . .

• no rights

• some rights

• equal rights

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Because of Rosa Parks' actions

• The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional.

• Black children were able to go to white schools.

• The president said that Alabama had to change the laws.

• None of theses.