5th Grade Key Events, Key People

What was the Civil Rights Movement?

• A campaign to help women gain the right to vote.

• A movement or protest to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights for all people.

• A military campaign during the American Revolutionary War.

• A culinary movement focused on creating new recipes for desserts.

Who was Martin Luther King Jr?

• He was most known for being the leader of the civil rights movement.

• A famous explorer

• Someone who refused to give up their seat to a white person on the bus.

• A founding father known for his contributions to the writing of the U.S. Constitution.

Who was Rosa Parks?

• A woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man.

• A professional athlete who broke records in track and field during the 1950s.

• A man who was the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement

True or False: Brown vs. Board of Education was a court case that put an end to “Separate but Equal” based on race.

• True

• False

Which person's arrest started the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Which President signed the Voting Rights Act (an act that removed limits on voting based on race)

• Barack Obama

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• George W. Bush

• Abraham Lincoln

Where did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I Have a Dream Speech"?

• March on Washington

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Voting Rights Act