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USII.4c+9a- From Jim Crow to MLK

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following statements would have been a result of Jim Crow laws?

a)

All men regardless of race were allowed to vote.

b)

Anyone born in the United States was a citizen of the United States.

c)

Black men can be elected to the United States Senate.

d)

Separate schools were established for white children and black children.

2.
Which person accepted social separation and believed racial equality could be achieved through vocational education?
a)
 Booker T. Washington
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
c)
. W.E.B. Du Bois                               
d)
William Lloyd Douglas
3.
Which of the following believed in full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans?
a)
William Lloyd Douglas
b)
W.E.B. Du Bois
c)
George Washington     
d)
Booker T. Washington
4.

According to Booker T. Washington, what would help African Americans gain equality?

a)

Learning skills and trades

b)

Holding protests and strikes

c)

Taking subjects like chemistry and algebra

d)

Play professional sports

5.
The separation of people based upon race or some other characteristic is referred to as?
a)
Assimilation                        
b)
Civil Rights
c)
Segregation         
d)
Desegregation
6.
What organization, created by WEB Dubois, advocated for rights for blacks and other minorities?
a)
NAACP
b)
NCAA
c)
NATO
d)
NAFTA
7.

What was the goal of the NAACP?

a)

To make everyone equal

b)

To boycott

c)

To help secure the rights of minorities

d)

To help women receive equal pay for their work

8.
What court case ruled for "separate but equal"?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board the Education
c)
Scott v. Sanford
d)
Marbury v. Madison
9.
Who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up a seat on the bus to a white man?
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
James Meredith
c)
Medgar Evers
d)
Rosa Parks
10.
In the 1954 trial of Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that:
a)
private schools should be controlled by the federal government
b)
issues of segregation should be decided by the states
c)
segregated public schools are unconstitutional
d)
the "separate but equal" doctrine should be contnued
11.

The Civil Rights Movement sought to integrate society. What does this mean?

a)

Repeal laws that forced African Americans to remain separate from whites.

b)

Overthrow the government.

c)

Built new houses and schools for African Americans.

d)

Make sure African Americans received more privileges than whites.

12.
The main goal of the Freedom Riders was to :
a)
pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses
b)
inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow
c)
encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda
d)
desegregate urban bus systems in the south
13.
Who led the bus boycott in which Rosa Parks was involved?
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Emmit Til
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
14.

This law signed by Lyndon Johnson in 1965, prohibited racial discrimination when going to the polls

a)

16th Amendment

b)

Civil Rights Act

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Voting Rights Act

15.
After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to
a)
let African Americans ride the bus.
b)
deny someone of a job because of their race.
c)
fire someone for not doing their job.
d)
kick someone out of the military.
16.
A form of peaceful protest in which people occupied seats in a segregated facility.
a)
sit-in
b)
nonviolent resistance
c)
integration
d)
segregation
17.
What movement required public schools to create an IEP for each student in Special Education?
a)
IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
b)
IDEAL: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Louisiana
c)
IDEA: Individuals with Downs Education Act
18.
What does ADA stand for?
a)
Americans with Diabetes Association
b)
Americans with Disabilities Act
c)
American Dental Association
d)
Adult Development and Aging
19.

What is Title IX

a)

A law allowing males to have the same opportunities as females

b)

A law allowing women to have the same opportunities as males, especially in sports

c)

A law that lists 9 ways how women can be better than men

d)

Title IX doesn't exist

20.

Which organization exists today to help further women's rights?

a)

National Organization for Women (NOW)

b)

Planned Parenthood

c)

American Alliance for Women (AAW)

d)

Mothers and Daughters of America (MDA)

21.

What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s strategy for obtaining equal rights for African Americans?

a)

Black Power

b)

Passive resistance

c)

Causing riots

d)

Going to church

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