US8 : Roots of the Civil Rights Movement

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

What did the 14th Amendment provide for all persons born in the United States or naturalized?

• Right to free speech

• Right to equal protection under the law

• Right to own property

• Right to bear arms

Which Supreme Court case established the doctrine of 'separate, but equal'?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

What were the state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation called?

• Black codes

• NAACP laws

• Jim Crow laws

• KKK laws

Who founded the NAACP in 1909 to help in the fight for civil rights?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Ida B. Wells-Barnett

• Malcolm X

• W.E.B DuBois

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

What was the main purpose of the 15th Amendment?

• Grant African American men the right to vote

• Give women the right to vote

• Establish racial segregation

• Abolish slavery