WorksheetsCivil Rights Heroes
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 4hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What problem did many laws have when Martin Luther King Jr. was young?
a)
No one followed the laws.
b)
The Laws were unfair.
c)
The laws were fair.
2.
What was one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s dreams?
a)
He wanted to become president of the United States.
b)
He dreamed of living in a big house in Mississippi.
c)
He wanted all men to be treated equally.
d)
He dreamed of living in a different country.
3.
Ruby Bridges is most remembered for......
a)
being born in Mississippi.
b)
spending time with her teacher.
c)
becoming a teacher in a poor area.
d)
being the first African American to attend an all white school.
4.
Ceasar Chaves fought for the rights of the ___________.
a)
migrant farm workers.
b)
school children.
c)
teachers.
5.
Which word means to stop buying a product or service to force a change?
a)
organize
b)
boycott
c)
non-violent
d)
segregation
6.
Which word means separating people of all different races, religions or classes?
a)
boycott
b)
non-violent
c)
organize
d)
segregation
7.
Which word means to arrange or set up an activity?
a)
organize
b)
boycott
c)
segregation
d)
Civil Rights
8.
Which word means to act in a peaceful way without fighting?
a)
Civil Rights
b)
boycott
c)
non-violent
d)
protest
9.
Which word means to speak out about something that is wrong?
a)
boycott
b)
protest
c)
non-violent
d)
civil rights
10.
Which word means the rights belonging to citizens?
a)
Civil Rights
b)
protest
c)
boycott
d)
sit in
11.
Susan B. Anthony fought for the rights of____.
a)
farmers
b)
all men
c)
school children
d)
women
12.
Mahatma Gandhi inspired many leaders to change unfair laws through____.
a)
fighting wars
b)
non-violent means of protest
c)
using powerful men.
d)
not paying taxes
13.
Rosa Parks is credited with beginning what movement?
a)
political
b)
Civil War
c)
Civil Rights Movement.
d)
children's rights movement
14.
Rosa Parks is credited with beginning what movement?
a)
political
b)
Civil War
c)
Civil Rights Movement.
d)
children's rights movement
15.
Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on the bus. She got arrested. This caused Martin Luther King Jr to do what?
a)
riot in the streets.
b)
protest the city workers.
c)
boycott the bus company.
d)
leave the city for a better place.
16.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech was called ________.
a)
I Have A Dream
b)
Changes Need to be Made
c)
Civil Rights
17.
Martin Luther King Jr. led many people to what city where he said his famous speech?
a)
New York
b)
Memphis
c)
Washington DC
d)
Los Angeles
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