WorksheetsSelma
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The major topic of the Selma march was which of the following?
a)
lunch counters
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
desegregation
d)
voting
2.
The choice of marching to Montgomery was for which of the following reasons?
a)
state capital
b)
success of bus boycott
c)
birthplace of Martin Luther King
d)
only place where African Americans couldn't vote
3.
Who was the student leader of the first Selma to Montgomery march?
a)
King
b)
Parks
c)
Lewis
d)
X
4.
What eventual law was proposed mostly as a result of the Selma movement?
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
5.
Who was president during the Selma march?
a)
Johnson
b)
Kennedy
c)
Eisenhower
d)
Carter
6.
The Selma march was meant to clarify what amendment?
a)
13th
b)
15th
c)
19th
d)
1st
7.
How many people were killed in the venets related to the Selma marches?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
10
d)
dozens
8.
In what state was Selma?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Georgia
c)
Alabama
d)
Texas
9.
Who was the white governor of Alabama who opposed both desegregation and voting rights?
a)
Bull Connor
b)
Emmett Til
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
George Wallace
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