Civil Rights Cookie of Knowledge

Match the following

• all persons born or naturalized in U.S. were entitled equal rights

• 13th Amendment

• abolished slavery

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Ended segregation in public schools

• Brown v. Board of Education

• gave people right to vote regardless of race

• 14th Amendment

• Allowed "separate but equal" facilities.

• 15th Amendment

What was Brown v. Board of Education?

• A court case in which the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional to have separate public schools for black and white students.

• A court case in which the Supreme Court declared it constitutional to have separate public schools for black and white students.

• A court case in which the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional to have separate private schools for religious groups.

• A court case in which the Supreme Court declared it constitutional to have separate privater schools for religious groups.

What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• African Americans in Nashville, Tennessee boycotted the buses until buses were desegregated because Rita Parks was arrested for not moving to the back of a bus.

• African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama boycotted the buses until buses were desegregated because Rita Parks was arrested for not moving to the back of a bus.

• African Americans in Nashville, Tennessee boycotted the buses until buses were desegregated because Rosa Parks was arrested for not moving to the back of a bus.

• African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama boycotted the buses until buses were desegregated because Rosa Parks was arrested for not moving to the back of a bus.

Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?

• African American who fought segregation with violent protests and gave his "I Have a Dream" speech to thousands.

• African American who fought segregation with non violent protests for example, Nashville Sit-Ins and gave his "I Have a Dream" speech to thousands.

• African American who fought segregation with non violent protests for example, London Sit-Ins and gave his "I Have a Dream" speech to thousands.

• African American who fought segregation with violent protests and gave his "I Have a Goal" speech to thousands.

During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Little Rock Nine

• Atomic Bombs

• Flying Tigers

The goal of the Civil Rights Movement was to:

• Repeal segregation laws

• Overthrow the American government

• Build new houses and school for African Americans

• Make sure that African Americans received more privileges than whites.

According to the Supreme Court opinion in Brown v. Board of Education, what is the importance of the Fourteenth Amendment to the case?

• The amendment requires that all citizens be treated equally under the law.

• The amendment explicitly forbids segregation of schools on the basis of race.

• The amendment says that all citizens deserve the same educational opportunities.

• The amendment forbids differences in quality between various public institutions.

What is the court case that created the "separate but equal" doctrine that was overturned by Brown v. BOE?

• Jim Crow

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Miranda V. Arizona