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1.

What was the intent of the 14th Amendment?

a)

guarantee rights to former slaves

b)

end the occupation of Union troops in the South

c)

outlaw slavery

d)

give black men the right to vote

2.

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s was a period when African Americans

a)

left the US in large numbers to settle in Nigeria

b)

used civil disobedience to fight segregation in the armed forces

c)

migrated to the West in search of land and jobs

d)

created noteworthy works of art and literacture

3.

The migration of African Americans to the North during and following World War I was mainly a result of the

a)

efforts of the Civil Rights Movement

b)

availability of new factory jobs

c)

success of military desegregation

d)

impact of affirmative action programs

4.

The Emancipation Proclamation was an important document because it

a)

granted equal protection under the law

b)

ended slavery

c)

provided a more noble reason to fight in the Civil War

d)

gave blacks the right to vote

5.

When necessary to achieve justice, which method did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. urge his followers to employ?

a)

setting up a separate nation within the United States

b)

using violence to bring about political change

c)

upholding the principle of "separate but equal" public facilities

d)

engaging in civil disobedience

6.

Why did Congressional Republicans oppose Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction plan?

a)

it granted too many rights to formerly enslaved persons

b)

it offered to forgive former Confederate leaders who would swear allegiance to the US

c)

it demanded payments from the South that would have damaged its economy

d)

it postponed readmission of southern states into the Union for many years

7.

W.E.B. DuBois believed that African Americans should attempt to gain equality in the United States by

a)

demanding full and immediate participation in American society

b)

setting up a separate nation within the United States

c)

taking over leadership if all political parties

d)

entering vocational training programs in separate schools

8.

Which of the following African Americans founded the Tuskegee Institute, believed that segregation was acceptable, and believed that African Americans would win the respect of white if they learned a trade and gained economic independence?

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

9.

During the 50s and 60s who led marches and gave speeches to change unfair laws?

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Jesse Owens

c)

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King

d)

Booker T. Washington

10.

Who refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus?

a)

Katherine Johnson

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Mae Jemison

d)

Rosa Parks

11.

George Washington Carver discovered a way to use what food for many different purposes?

a)

peanuts

b)

ice cream

c)

bacon

d)

apples

12.

What sport did Jackie Robinson play?

a)

basketball

b)

baseball

c)

hockey

d)

football

13.

Who was the first African American president of the United States?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Ruby Bridges

14.

Who knew slavery was wrong so she helped people escape it through the Underground Railroad?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Katherine Johnson

d)

Jackie Robinson

15.

Who was the president who signed a document that ended slavery to make slavery illegal?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

George Washington Carver

16.

Which famous African American worked for NASA and helped put the first Americans in space and on the moon?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Katherine Johnson

d)

Mae Jemison

17.

Who was the first African American woman to be an Astronaut?

a)

Katherine Johnson

b)

Mae Jemison

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Harriet Tubman

18.

Thurgood Marshall was the first African American ___________.

a)

President

b)

Supreme Court Justice

c)

Olympian

d)

Baseball Player

19.

What famous African American won 4 Gold medals at the 1936 Olympics?

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Mae Jemison

d)

Jesse Owens

20.

Who was the 1st African American to appear on a postage stamp?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Ruby Bridges

d)

Jesse Owens

21.

What African American entertainer had the best selling album of all time "Thriller"?

a)

Michael Jackson

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Ruby Bridges

22.

Slaves were captured from _____.

a)

England

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

France

23.

Many slaves worked on large farms called ______.

a)

plantations

b)

villages

24.

The _____ is the voyage of slave ships across the Atlantic Ocean

a)

Triangular trade

b)

Middle Passage

c)

overseer

d)

master

25.

Where were most slaves in the West Indies and British North Americans put to work?

a)

Gold and silver mines

b)

household kitchens

c)

grain mills

d)

sugar and tobacco plantations

26.

Who resisted slavery by organizing a violent rebellion?

a)

Nat Turner

b)

Edward Covey

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Frederick Douglass

27.

What was the legal status of slaves in the United States?

a)

citizen

b)

property

c)

dependents

d)

immigrants

28.

How did Southern states respond to slave rebellions?

a)

They gave slaves some freedom.

b)

They began to understand that slavery was wrong.

c)

They passed even stricter slave codes.

d)

They refused to take slaves back when they were captured.

29.

What did slaves most fear?

a)

being sent back to Africa

b)

B. being forced to learn new skills

c)

being sold away from their families

d)

being disrespectful to their owners

30.

Which of these was the most common way slaves resisted slavery?

a)

by killing their owners

b)

by escaping to the North

c)

by organizing slave uprisings

d)

by finding ways to quietly rebel

31.

Which of these best describes the Underground Railroad?

a)

a series of tunnels used to move slaves to free states

b)

people who secretly helped slaves escape to the North

c)

transportation system that moved slaves to freedom at night

d)

people who caught fugitive slaves and returned them to owners

32.

What is racism?

a)

The belief that one race is superior to another.

b)

Easily seen or understood.

c)

Not active.

d)

The social separation of groups of people especially by race.

33.

What was the MAIN reason that the Spanish and the Portuguese stopped using Native American Indians as slaves?

a)

They felt sorry for the Natives

b)

The Natives were dying from diseases

c)

The natives were rebelling and killing the Europeans

d)

The Natives were allergic to tobacco

34.

What became the first important CASH CROP of North America?

a)

sugar

b)

coffee

c)

tobacco

d)

sugarcane

e)

nutmeg

35.

An "Abolitionist..."

a)

wants to get rid of alcohol

b)

wants to make drugs illegal

c)

wants to eliminate slavery

d)

fights to end war

36.

________________ is an example of a civil right.

a)

The right to life

b)

The right to vote

c)

The right to pursue happiness

d)

The right to make your own choice

37.

Jim Crow laws...

a)

supported integration

b)

stated that all men are equal

c)

supported segregation

d)

freed the slaves

38.

1865 - abolished slavery and involuntary servitude

a)

12th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

14th Amendent

d)

13th Amendment

39.

Did the Supreme Court decision "Separate but Equal" help or hurt African Americans?

a)

help

b)

hurt

40.

What agency was created by the United States Congress in 1865 to set up schools and churches, supply food and clothing, and solve employment issues for the former slaves?

a)

the American Missionary Association

b)

the Ku Klux Klan

c)

the Freedmen's Bureau

d)

the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - NAACP

41.

The Ku Klux Klan only targeted non-whites.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

The Triangular Trade network formed the basis of the Atlantic Slave Trade and kept it alive for centuries.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Which one of these commodities were NOT significant for trade during the Triangular Trade era?

a)

tobacco

b)

precious stones and minerals

c)

animal farming produced to feed countries in Europe

d)

sugar

44.

Equality is...

a)

when people are treated differently based on their circumstance, allowing for more fairness.

b)

when everyone is treated no different to the rest.

45.

Equity is...

a)

when everyone is treated no different to the rest.

b)

when people are treated differently based on their circumstance, allowing for more fairness.

46.

The Atlantic Slave Trade was estimated to have transported...

a)

between one to two million slaves

b)

between three to five million slaves

c)

between ten to thirteen million slaves

d)

between thirteen to fifteen million slaves

47.

The U.S. Civil war occurred because...

a)

the triangular trade system was no longer working.

b)

the northern states wanted to keep slavery and the south did not.

c)

there was not enough land to keep slaves in the south and so they fought the north to get more land.

d)

the southern states supported slavery and the north was against this idea.

48.

In the case Plessy vs. Ferguson...

a)

Plessy was supported by the supreme courts, stating that he had the right to ride in the "white" cart because he was mostly white.

b)

Plessy was not supported by the supreme courts, stating that he did not have the right to ride in the "white" cart because he was black.

c)

This became known as the "separate but equal" doctrine.

d)

Ferguson did everything he could to help Plessy fight for his civil rights.

49.

The 13th amendment states...

a)

all men are free unless you are a prisoner or criminal.

b)

that African Americans have the right to be U.S. citizens.

c)

that discrimination is outlawed in voting rights.

50.

The 15th amendment states...

a)

all men are free unless you are a prisoner or criminal.

b)

that African Americans have the right to be U.S. citizens.

c)

that discrimination is outlawed in voting rights.

51.

The Emancipation Proclamation...

a)

was given by Lincoln, freeing all slaves in the south.

b)

contributed to Lincoln's assassination.

c)

was issued January 1st, 1863.

d)

all of the above

52.

Abolitionists were people that...

a)

were slaves that escaped the south.

b)

wanted to keep slavery.

c)

wanted to end slavery.

d)

wanted to keep slavery, but only in the south.

53.

The Emancipation Proclamation...

a)

was given by Lincoln, freeing all slaves in the south.

b)

contributed to Lincoln's assassination.

c)

was issued January 1st, 1863.

d)

all of the above

54.

Which of these is an opinion about Jackie Robinson?

a)

He was the most talented player on the Dodgers.

b)

He was named Rookie of the Year in 1947.

c)

He was the first African American to play major league baseball in the modern era.

d)

He starred in four sports at UCLA.

55.

What was the plan for our new government called?

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Federalist Papers

d)

The Gettysburg Address

56.

Who was a ragtime composer, pianist, and bandleader?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Billie Holiday

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Louis Armstrong

57.

What did Brown vs. Board of Education end?

a)

slavery

b)

segregation

c)

integration

58.

The House of Representatives and the Senate make up the

a)

Congress

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Executive Branch

59.

Rosa Parks was an African American seamstress who lived in Alabama. She was very tired coming home from work and refused to give her seat to a white man. She believed that it was not fair for another person to have to give up her seat. She was arrested for refusing to move. Many people believed that laws needed to be changed. We remember Rosa Parks who spoke out for what she believed in.

WHAT KIND OF JOB DID ROSA PARKS HAVE?

a)

She was a pastor in a church.

b)

She was a seamstress.

c)

She was part of an anti- racial movement.

60.

Rosa Parks was an African American seamstress who lived in Alabama. She was very tired coming home from work and refused to give her seat to a white man. She believed that it was not fair for another person to have to give up her seat. She was arrested for refusing to move. Many people believed that laws needed to be changed. We remember Rosa Parks who spoke out for what she believed in.

WHY WAS ROSA PARKS ARRESTED?

a)

She was smoking on the bus.

b)

She slugged the bus driver in the face.

c)

She would not give her seat to a white man.

61.

Rosa Parks was an African American seamstress who lived in Alabama. She was very tired coming home from work and refused to give her seat to a white man. She believed that it was not fair for another person to have to give up her seat. She was arrested for refusing to move. Many people believed that laws needed to be changed. We remember Rosa Parks who spoke out for what she believed in.

WHAT HAPPENED TO ROSA PARKS AFTER SHE WAS ARRESTED?

a)

She was fired from her job.

b)

She started firebombing people's houses.

c)

She became a civil rights activist.

62.

Rosa Parks was an African American seamstress who lived in Alabama. She was very tired coming home from work and refused to give her seat to a white man. She believed that it was not fair for another person to have to give up her seat. She was arrested for refusing to move. Many people believed that laws needed to be changed. We remember Rosa Parks who spoke out for what she believed in.

WHY DID PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE CHANGES IN THE LAWS?

a)

Segregation was helping people.

b)

They were unfair and people were treated unfairly.

c)

The laws were confusing and written poorly.

63.

Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.

a)

Sweatt v. Painter

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Mendez v. Kirby ISD

64.

Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal

a)

allow children to work.

b)

to pay black people less than white people.

c)

to return a slave.

d)

to segregate schools.

65.

Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?

a)

Charlayne Hunter

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Rebecca L. Felton

66.

An organization formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and to give young blacks a larger role in the civil rights movement.

a)

affirmative action

b)

de facto segregation

c)

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

d)

National Organization for Women

67.

Act that eliminated the so-called literacy tests that had disqualified many voters.

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Brown vs. the Board of Education

d)

Roe Vs. Wade

68.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 bans the use of __________ by states.

a)

literacy tests

b)

poll taxes

c)

lynchings

d)

Photo ID requirements

69.

What Black Nationalist group was once led by Malcolm X?

a)

Nation of Islam

b)

SNCC

c)

CORE

d)

Black Panthers

70.

Literacy tests & poll taxes were used in the South to keep African Americans from doing what?

a)

voting

b)

serving in the military

c)

moving north

d)

getting an education

71.

What state laws created separate public facilities for African Americans in the South?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

affirmative action

c)

Civil Rights Acts

d)

Force Acts

72.

Segregation caused by private action & not legislation

a)

de facto segregation

b)

de jure segregation

c)

affirmative action

d)

ex post facto segregation

73.

When was the Civil Rights Act passed?

a)

1964

b)

1950

c)

1994

d)

2000

74.

What did the Civil Rights Act do?

a)

Allow everyone the equal right to vote

b)

Outlawed discrimination based on race,religion, national order or gender

c)

Make it legal to segregate schools

75.

When was the Voting Rights Act passed?

a)

1964

b)

1965

c)

1985

d)

2001

76.

What did the Voting Rights act do?

a)

ban segregation in public places.

b)

gave women the right to vote.

c)

gave all African Americans the right to vote without having to take literacy tests.

77.

Who signed both the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act?

a)

JFK

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

FDR

d)

Harry Truman

78.

What did President Johnson sign in 1964 that outlaws discrimination in our country.

a)

The Declaration Independence

b)

The Civil Rights Act

c)

Brown V. Board of Education

79.

Who was the first black Supreme Court justice?

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Thurgood Marshall

80.

Where was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?

a)

Memphis, Tennessee

b)

Racine, Wisconsin

c)

Washington, DC

81.

What did Brown v. Board of Education decide for our country?

a)

Segregation in public schools is legal.

b)

Segregation in public schools is illegal.

c)

Segregation in public school is up to the school.

82.

Jim Crow laws were passed to segregate African Americans

a)

T

b)

F

83.

Thurgood Marshall was Linda Brown's lawyer and the first African American Supreme Court Justice.

a)

T

b)

F

84.

The Brown V. Board of Education case said that schools should be "separate but equal".

a)

T

b)

F

85.

Cesar Chavez signed into law the Voting Rights Act.

a)

T

b)

F

86.

The Civil Rights Act banned discrimination of any American because of race, gender, or religion.

a)

T

b)

F

87.

President Truman ordered the desegregation of the military in 1948.

a)

T

b)

F

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