Civil Rights Movement Test

Jim Crow Laws Section:

Jim Crow laws were enforced throughout the_____?

• North

• South

• United States

• North America

Page 1 of Notes:

Jim Crow laws also prevented African Americans and poor people from voting through poll taxes and_____________?

• ballots

• surveys

• meetings

• literacy tests

Page 1 of Notes:

From the timeline, in between what two events did the Civil Rights Movement happen?

• Korean War and Berlin Wall

• Vietnam War and Glasnost and Perestroika

• Yalta Conference and Containment Policy

• Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam War

Brown vs. Board of Education:

Why did the Brown family sue the Board of Education?

• Did not let her go to school close to her house.

• They did not let her take a test.

• The Board said she could not go to school at all.

• They made the little girl walk to school.

Brown vs. Board of Education:

What year did segregation in schools become illegal?

• 1950

• 1954

• 1956

• 1958

Montgomery Bus Boycott:

Who refused to give up her seat and was arrested?

• Harriet Tubman

• Martha Washington

• Rosa Parks

• Ella Baker

Montgomery Bus Boycott:

How long did the boycott last?

• 12 months

• 1 year

• 16 months

• 13 months

MLK, Jr. page 3 of notes:

Dr. King, Jr. believed in ______________?

• Violent protests

• Shouting at others

• Non-violent protests

• inequality

March on Washington:

About how many people participated in the March on Washington?

• 25,000

• 20,000

• 250,000

• 2,000

March on Washington:

The protestors wanted to show ________ their support of the Civil Rights Bill that President Kennedy was trying to pass.

• Congress

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• citizens