Early Civil Rights Timeline

When did the first slaves arrive?

• 1619

• 1620

• 1600

• 1635

What was a common use of slaves?

• Agricultural labor

  (farming)

• Military service

• Political leadership

• Scientific research

These men have unalienable rights that include _________, __________, and ______________.

• the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• the rights to wealth, power, and fame

• the rights to health, education, and welfare

• the rights to freedom, equality, and fraternity

Dred Scott did not get his freedom from slavery because

Select the two that apply

• he was not considered a citizen and couldn't sue

• he was considered property

• he owed taxes

Who won the Civil War?

• Northern States

  (The Union)

• Southern States

  (The Confederacy)

• Both sides.

• Neither side.

What was Reconstruction?

• A period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the United States

• A campaign to expand the United States territory

• A war between the Northern and Southern states

Whose rights were protected and strengthened during Reconstruction?

• African Americans

• Women

• Native Americans

• Immigrants

Match these amendments

Groups:

(a) 13th amendment

,

(b) 14th amendment

,

(c) 15th amendment

• banned slavery

• Gave African-Americans men the right to vote

• everyone born in the U.S. is a citizen and has the same rights

By the late 1800s, Southern States made laws that required ________________

• segregation in public facilities.

• integration in schools.

• equal voting rights for all races.

Which Supreme Court case ruled that segregation was legal as long as things were "separate but equal"?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Miranda vs. Arizona

• Dred Scott v. Sandford