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Civil Rights 1950 - 1975

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which president intended to pass the the Civil Rights Act of 1963?

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

John F. Kennedy

2.

Where was the famous bus boycott held that led to many changes in America?

a)

Montgomery, Mississippi

b)

Selma, Alabama

c)

Montgomery, Alabama

d)

Washington, D.C.

3.

The event at which Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech is called

a)

The Bus Boycott

b)

The March on Washington

c)

The Washington Protest

d)

The Nonviolent Movement

4.

This law made it illegal to prevent citizens from voting because of their race or ethnicity.

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Supreme Court Ruling of 1955

c)

Civil Rights Act 1970

d)

Segregation Act of 1980

5.

Who refused to give up their seat in 1955 that lead to the bus boycott?

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Rosa Parks

6.

Who was the Mexican American who fought to help improve working conditions for farmers in the United States?

a)

Robert Rodriguez

b)

Cesar Chavez

c)

Paul Quinn

d)

Tony Romo

7.

Brown versus the Board of Education is a famous case because it led to the ruling that finally ended

a)

Segregation

b)

The bus boycott

c)

Civil Rights

d)

Communism

8.

Many people wanted to help change the voting rights. So, in 1965, about 2000 people joined together to walk 54 miles from _________________ to Montgomery.

a)

Dothan

b)

Tuskegee

c)

Selma

d)

Phoenix City

9.

Who got the right to vote first?

a)

Black Women

b)

Black males

c)

White Women

d)

None of the Above

10.

What was the name of the ruling that allowed segregation to continue for so many years in the South.

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Separate but equal

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Equal Rights

11.

In 1954, the parents of a little girl went to court against the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. What was the girl's name?

a)

Eleanor Roosevelt

b)

Keisha Washington

c)

Phaedra Watkins

d)

Linda Brown

12.

While Kennedy was president the U.S. entered the space race. This was between what two countries?

a)

Germany and United States

b)

United States and China

c)

United States and Soviet Union

d)

North Korea and South Korea