WorksheetsSocial Studies: 8. Civil Rights Era (Q)
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
2.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
3.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
4.
MLK led a protest called the Montgomery Bus Boycott. They were protesting...
a)
blacks paid more to ride the bus than whites.
b)
blacks could not ride the bus.
c)
blacks had to sit separately from whites on the bus.
d)
blacks had to sit next to whites on the bus.
5.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was
a)
a militant Civil Rights leaders.
b)
a lawyer for the NAACP.
c)
a leader who believed in nonviolent protesting.
d)
the first black protester.
6.
The lawyer who represented Linda Brown and her family in their case against the school system.
a)
Malcolm X
b)
MLK Jr.
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Rosa Parks
7.
What established "separate but equal"?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board
c)
Scott v. Sanford
d)
Marbury v. Madison
8.
Whom of the following was murdered and displayed in an open casket?
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Homer Plessy
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Emmit Til
9.
Who led the bus boycott in which Rosa Parks was involved?
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Emmit Til
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
10.
Who delivered the "I Have a Dream Speech"?
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Dr. Martin Luther King
11.
What is the name of the group of African American students who were enrolled into an all white high school but faced heavy backlash?
a)
Freedom Riders
b)
Little Rock Nine
c)
The Squad
d)
Montomery Men
12.
Thurgood Marshall became _______.
a)
a president of the United States.
b)
a principal in a school who fought racism.
c)
the first African American on the Supreme Court.
d)
one of the authors of the constitution.
13.
What does NAACP stand for?
a)
National Association for the Approval of Court Problems
b)
National Association for the Architecture of Colored People
c)
National Association for the Appreciation of Court People
d)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
14.
A system of keeping certain people separate from others is called __________.
a)
civil rights
b)
slavery
c)
boycott
d)
segregation
15.
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in what sport?
a)
Baseball
b)
Football
c)
Basketball
d)
Hockey
16.
These black teenagers were the first to integrate into Little Rock Central High
a)
Elite Eight
b)
Little Rock Nine
c)
Arkansas Seven
d)
Final Four
17.
Keeping things or people separate
a)
integration
b)
discrimination
c)
DISTRACTION!
d)
segregation
18.
When one group is treated differently than another group
a)
segregation
b)
integration
c)
determination
d)
discrimination
19.
The March on Washington is most famous for...
a)
causing race riots in Washington, D.C.
b)
200,000 people worked together to get the right to vote
c)
the KKK became an illegal organization
d)
MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech
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