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WorksheetsCivil Rights 1950 - 1975
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which president intended to pass the the Civil Rights Act of 1963?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ronald Reagan
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Where was the famous bus boycott held that led to many changes in America?
Montgomery, Mississippi
Selma, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Washington, D.C.
The event at which Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech is called
The Bus Boycott
The March on Washington
The Washington Protest
The Nonviolent Movement
This law made it illegal to prevent citizens from voting because of their race or ethnicity.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Supreme Court Ruling of 1955
Civil Rights Act 1970
Segregation Act of 1980
Who refused to give up their seat in 1955 that lead to the bus boycott?
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King, Jr.
John F. Kennedy
Rosa Parks
Who was the Mexican American who fought to help improve working conditions for farmers in the United States?
Robert Rodriguez
Cesar Chavez
Paul Quinn
Tony Romo
Brown versus the Board of Education is a famous case because it led to the ruling that finally ended
Segregation
The bus boycott
Civil Rights
Communism
Many people wanted to help change the voting rights. So, in 1965, about 2000 people joined together to walk 54 miles from _________________ to Montgomery.
Dothan
Tuskegee
Selma
Phoenix City
Who got the right to vote first?
Black Women
Black males
White Women
None of the Above
What was the name of the ruling that allowed segregation to continue for so many years in the South.
Bill of Rights
Separate but equal
Declaration of Independence
Equal Rights
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?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Keisha Washington
Phaedra Watkins
Linda Brown
While Kennedy was president the U.S. entered the space race. This was between what two countries?
Germany and United States
United States and China
United States and Soviet Union
North Korea and South Korea
