Quiz on U.S. History: Slavery, Segregation, and the Civil Rights Movement

What year did slavery in America begin?

• 1619
• 1804
• 1865
• 1877

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 12th Amendment
• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 15th Amendment

What was the primary purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To end the Civil War
• To free all slaves in the U.S.
• To establish Jim Crow laws
• To promote segregation

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

• Brown v. Board of Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Loving v. Virginia
• Roe v. Wade

What was a significant outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• End of segregation in schools
• Desegregation of public transportation
• The establishment of Jim Crow laws
• The Emancipation Proclamation

What did Jim Crow laws enforce?

• Integration of schools
• Racial segregation
• Voting rights for all
• Economic equality

Which event marked the beginning of the mass Civil Rights Movement?

• The Civil War
• The Montgomery Bus Boycott
• The Great Migration
• The Emancipation Proclamation

Who was the first African American student to integrate a public school in the South?

• Rosa Parks
• Ruby Bridges
• Linda Brown
• Katherine Johnson

What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• To abolish slavery
• To end segregation in public places
• To promote Jim Crow laws
• To establish voting rights for women

What was the significance of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• It allowed women to vote
• It banned racial discrimination in voting
• It established Jim Crow laws
• It ended the Civil War