Civil Rights Intro

Which amendment made slavery illegal throughout the United States?

• 14th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

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What did the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution achieve?

• Abolished slavery

• Gave women the right to vote

• Gave all eligible male citizens the right to vote

• Promised to protect all U.S. citizens from discrimination

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What was the significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

• It declared all slaves free

• It gave women the right to vote

• It allowed segregation under 'separate but equal'

• It ended segregation in schools

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Which Supreme Court decision required schools to integrate?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Roe v. Wade

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Who signed the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act?

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

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What was the purpose of the Selma-to-Montgomery March?

• To protest against school segregation

• To support the Emancipation Proclamation

• To celebrate the end of the Civil War

• To demonstrate against Jim Crow voting laws

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Who was the first African American player in Major League Baseball?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Jackie Robinson

• Rosa Parks

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What did the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution achieve?

• Gave all eligible citizens, including women, the right to vote

• Promised to protect all U.S. citizens from discrimination

• Gave all eligible male citizens the right to vote

• Abolished slavery

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What was the ending event of the March on Washington?

• The Civil Rights Act was signed

• The Voting Rights Act was passed

• The Emancipation Proclamation was issued

• Martin Luther King delivered the 'I Have a Dream' speech

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What year did the Little Rock Nine Crisis occur?

• 1965

• 1963

• 1957

• 1954

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