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H11 Civil Rights Test Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the purpose of SNCC during the Civil Rights Era?

a)

kept whites in political power in the South

b)

coordinated students in the South to resist segregation laws

c)

provided militant leadership to fight racism

d)

surveyed Georgians regarding their feelings about segregation

2.

What group was created to survey Georgians' feelings regarding desegregation in public schools?

a)

Sibley Commission

b)

SNCC

c)

SCLC

d)

NAACP

3.

Why was the Georgia State Flag changed in 1956?

a)

because the white primary was discontinued

b)

to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

c)

to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Civil War

d)

a reaction to the desegregation laws

4.

Which tried to desegregate an entire community?

a)

March on Washington

b)

Albany Movement

c)

March at Selma, AL

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

5.

Why did the 1956 Georgia Flag cause controversy?

a)

it was not approved by the governor

b)

it displayed the Confederate battle flag

c)

the citizens did not have a chance to vote for it

d)

it changed the state's seal

6.

MLK was the first president of this organization ...

a)

NAACP

b)

SCLC

c)

KKK

d)

SNCC

7.

Choose 2 things that SNCC was known for...

a)

organizing sit-ins

b)

confronting and threatening segregationists

c)

being an active civil rights organization for young people

d)

organizing violent protests

8.

What did the Sibley Commission recommend to Governor Vandiver?

a)

integrate Georgia's public transportation system

b)

the Ga. General Assembly should address racial issues

c)

local school systems should decide if they wanted to integrate

d)

the state government should hire more black workers

9.

Which BEST describes MLK's role in the civil rights movement?

a)

he helped rule in the Brown V. BOE case

b)

he advised the SIbley Commission

c)

he was a leader and advocated for non-violent protests

d)

he was the leader/creator of SNCC

10.

John Lewis was NOT known for

a)

being president of the SCLC

b)

being president of SNCC

c)

speaking at the March on Washington

d)

leading a march in Selma, AL

11.

What was the MAIN purpose of SCLC?

a)

converting Southerners to Christianity

b)

urged citizens to turn in segregationists to law enforcement

c)

defeating the Democratic Party in 1960

d)

coordinating non-violent protests in the South

12.

Why did some Georgians resist the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

a)

It required equal treatment of all people.

b)

Georgia's schools would be desegregated.

c)

It changed the Georgia motto.

d)

The Sibley Commission would make all integration decisions.

13.

What court case ended segregation in public schools?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Ed

c)

The Dred Scott Case

14.

Choose 2 things that the March on Washington is known for...

a)

MLK's "I Have A Dream" Speech

b)

It helped create SNCC and NAACP

c)

It encouraged the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1965

d)

It made John Lewis the official spokes person for the Civil Rights movement.

15.

How did restauranteur, Lester Maddox, react to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

a)

he didn't let his children attend integrated schools

b)

he became a senator and blocked equal rights legislation

c)

he closed his restaurant because he refused to serve blacks

d)

he marched to protest the Civil Rights Act of 1964