ch 12 Test

Source 1 :

Canal street was the city’s main shopping area in the 1960’s.  However, Jim Crow laws allowed lunch counters to refuse service to African Americans, which made up 40% of New Orleans’ population.  On September 9, 1960, white and black people challenged those segregation laws at the lunch counter.  The students were arrested for holding the sit-in at the Canal Street location. 

1. Use your knowledge of social studies and Source 1 to answer the question.

How did African Americans try to solve the community issue of segregation in New Orleans?

• by voting

• by obeying local laws

• by protesting

• by serving on a jury

2. Use your knowledge of social studies and Source 2 to answer the question.

Which region of the United States would be most impacted by the end of segregation in schools?

• North

• West

• East

• South

Source 3

Civil Rights Act of 1964

 

     Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, segregation on the grounds of race, religion or national origin was banned at all places of public accommodation, including courthouses, parks, restaurants, theaters, sports arenas and hotels.  No longer could African Americans and other minorities be denied service simply based on the color of their skin. 

3. Use your knowledge of social studies and Source 3 to answer the question.

What impact did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 have on the United States?

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 allowed all citizens of the United States the right to vote.

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned segregation of citizens based on race, religion, or origin of birth.

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 permitted store owners to only serve customers based on race, religion, or country of birth.

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 increased the number of protests against segregation in the United States.

            Source 4

On August 28, 1963, an assembly of more than 200,000 white and black people gathered peacefully at the Lincoln Memorial to demand equal rights for all citizens under the law.  The crowd was inspired by the speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr., that came to be known as the “I Have a Dream” speech.  He emphasized his faith that all men, someday, would be brothers.

4. Use your knowledge of social studies and Source 4 to answer the question.

What was the purpose of the March on Washington?

• to protest for equal voting rights for African Americans

• to protest for equal rights under the law for African Americans

• to protest against segregation on buses based on race

• to protest for African Americans to have freedom of speech

            Source 4

On August 28, 1963, an assembly of more than 200,000 white and black people gathered peacefully at the Lincoln Memorial to demand equal rights for all citizens under the law.  The crowd was inspired by the speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr., that came to be known as the “I Have a Dream” speech.  He emphasized his faith that all men, someday, would be brothers.

4. Use your knowledge of social studies and Source 4 to answer the question.

What impact did the March on Washington have on the Civil Rights Movement?

• African Americans could not be discriminated against based on race.

• Segregation ended in the United States.

• It led to the famous, "I have a dream speech"

• African Americans were able to work at any job.

6. Use the image to answer the question.

What does the image show?

• Segregation

• equal rights

• civil rights

• suffrage

6. Which statement most accurately describes Jim Crow laws?

• Jim Crow laws created fair and equal treatment among White and Black Americans.

• Jim Crow laws established laws that only women in the U.S. had to follow.

• Jim Crow laws further divided and created more tension between White and Black Americans.

• Jim Crow laws gave Black Americans more opportunities.

6. What was the effect of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

• Jim Crow laws became more common.

• Jim Crow laws became illegal in many states.

• Jim Crow laws became outlawed by the Supreme Court.

• Jim Crow laws became an amendment to the constitution.

6. Which statement best describes the Great Migration?

• Many White Americans moved to the North for better job opportunities.

• Many Black Americans moved to the west for the opportunity to own land.

• Many Americans in the North moved to the South to try to stop segregation.

• Many Black Americans moved to the North to escape segregation and find better jobs.

6. Which statement best describes Rosa Parks’ actions as a civil rights protestor?

• She was a lawyer for the NAACP who argued that having separate schools was against the 14th Amendment.

• She refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a city bus.

• She promoted nonviolent protest and became the leader of the Civil Rights Movement.

• She became the first African American to attend the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans.