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Fighting for a Cause

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We are rights guaranteed by the government, such as the right to vote. What are we?

a)

Civil Rights

b)

Human Rights

c)

suffrage

d)

segregation

2.

The right to vote is called...

a)

boycott

b)

segregation

c)

suffrage

d)

discrimination

3.

Unfair treatment based on skin color, race, or religion is called...

a)

discrimination

b)

suffrage

c)

boycott

d)

segregation

4.

Rights that belong to ALL people such as the right to food, shelter, an education, and a job are called...

a)

Civil Rights

b)

boycott

c)

Human Rights

d)

activists

5.

A nonviolent group of people that refuse to perform an action is called...

a)

boycott

b)

activists

c)

segregation

d)

migrant workers

6.

People who travel to different areas in search of work are called...

a)

activists

b)

suffrage

c)

migrant workers

7.

The separation of people based on race or religion is known as...

a)

suffrage

b)

boycott

c)

segregation

d)

discrimination

8.

People who take action to achieve a goal are called...

a)

boycott

b)

migrant workers

c)

suffrage

d)

activists

9.

I broke the "color barrier" in baseball. Who am I?

a)

Cesar Chavez

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

10.

I fought for women to have the right to vote and I traveled the country with Elizabeth Cady Stanton giving speeches on women's rights. Who am I?

a)

Mary McLeod Bethune

b)

Eleanor Roosevelt

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Rosa Parks

11.

I founded a school for African American girls in Daytona Beach with very little money. Who am I?

a)

Eleanor Roosevelt

b)

Mary McLeod Bethune

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Rosa Parks

12.

I fought for migrant workers to receive better pay and better working conditions. Who am I?

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Rosa Parks

13.

I am known as the leader of the Civil Rights Movement. I had a dream that everyone will be known by the content of their character. Who am I?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

14.

I fought for many causes as First Lady of the United States. Who am I?

a)

Eleanor Roosevelt

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Mary McLeod Bethune

15.

I am known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement". I stood up for equality by sitting down. Who am I?

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Mrs. Cagliano

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Mary McLeod Bethune

16.

Susan B. Anthony was arrested for...

a)

trespassing

b)

voting

c)

stealing

d)

smuggling slaves

17.

Mary McLeod Bethune was...

a)

president of the United States

b)

The First Lady of the United States

c)

the Governor of Florida

d)

Founder of a school for African American girls in Florida

18.

When Jackie Robinson began playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, ...

a)

he broke the color barrier

b)

some fans threatened him

c)

others treated him badly

d)

all of the above

19.

When Rosa Parks was arrested, many people protested by..

a)

boycotting the bus company

b)

quitting their jobs

c)

moving to Africa

d)

burning down the police station

20.

Eleanor Roosevelt was a rich woman who used her money to...

a)

buy slaves

b)

buy shoes and fancy clothes

c)

buy land in South America

d)

help the poor

21.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. believed in...

a)

addition

b)

segregation

c)

equality

d)

discrimination