Civil Rights Movement Worksheet

What was the overall goal of the Civil Rights Movement?

• To achieve equal rights, freedom, and end racial segregation

• Improve segregated public facilities for African Americans

• To ratify the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

• To dismantle organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan and CORE

Why did the Civil Rights Movement begin in the United States?

• The Civil Rights Movement began because of the stock market crash of 1929

• The Civil Rights Movement ended after the abolition of slavery in 1865

• The Civil Rights Movement began because of the unfair treatment of African Americans in the U.S.

• The Civil Rights Movement started after the passage of the 14th Amendment

Jim Crow Laws were laws that -

• Unfair treatment of a person because of their gender, race, or religion

• Laws that enforced racial segregation in the South

• Laws that ended racial segregation across the United States

• An organization that was dedicated to creating positive social change.

Which Supreme Court Case ruled that separate but equal facilities were constitutional?

• Sweatt v. Painter 1950

• Brown v. Board of Education 1954

• Mendez v. Westminster 1946

• Plessy v. Ferguson

How did the beliefs of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Du Bois differ?

• Booker T. Washington focused on industrial jobs and economic freedom while W.E.B Du Bois that highly educated black men such as the “Talented Tenth”

• Booker T. Washington was not an activist while W.E.B Du Bois was

• W.E.B Du Bois was a former slave while Booker T. Washington was not

• Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois worked together and wrote many books

Why is the ruling in Sweatt v. Painter significant?

• It ended segregation in public schools

• It provided new books, desks, and other materials for African American students.

• It ruled that the law school created for Sweat was NOT equal to the law school for white students

• It created lasting peace between Natives and white settlers.

Which Supreme Court case ended racial segregation in schools for ALL students?

• Plessy v. Ferguson 1896

• Mendez v. Westminster 1946

• Brown v. Board of Education 1954

• Hernandez v. Texas 1954

Ruby Bridges is best known for

• Being the first African American student to attend a previous all white school

• Refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger

• Participating in the March on Washington

• Organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Which of the following events inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955?

• Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech at the March on Washington

• The arrest of Rosa Parks after refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger

• Creation of the poll tax and literacy test

• The integration of public transportation and schools across the country

Which Supreme Court case ended segregation for Mexican American and Latino students in public schools?

• Brown v. Board of Education 1954

• Hernandez v. Texas 1954

• Mendez v. Westminster 1946

• Marbury v. Madison 1803