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Civil Rights Movement: Overview

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did slavery of Africans begin in North America?

a)

1866

b)

1850

c)

1776

d)

1619

2.

Which American document allowed slavery when it was originally written and passed?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The U.S. Constitution

c)

Both of the Above

d)

None of the Above

3.

During the mid-1800s, this network of secret routes and safe houses made it possible for many slaves to escape to the northern states where it was possible to live as free.

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

Underground Airlines

c)

The Subway

d)

The London Underground

4.

What year did the Civil War end (and as a result, slavery)?

a)

1776

b)

1865

c)

2020

d)

2008

5.

Which amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery in 1865?

a)

12th amendment

b)

13th amendment

c)

14th amendment

d)

15th amendment

6.

Many African American slaves who had been free became stayed at the plantations on which they had been slaves and became

a)

sharecroppers

b)

landowners

c)

servants

d)

all of the above

7.

In 1896, the Supreme Court case Plessy v Ferguson made what thing legal in the United States?

a)

Racism

b)

Discrimination

c)

Segregation

d)

Prejudice

8.

This organization was founded in 1909 to increase racial equality and challenge racist laws.

a)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

b)

National Council of Negro Women

c)

Congress of Racial Equality

d)

National Urban League

9.

Approximately how many African Americans moved from the South to the North after being freed from slavery during the Great Migration between 1916 and 1970?

a)

600,000

b)

6,000,000

c)

60,000

d)

60,000,000

10.

Which of the following were used to prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote?

a)

Poll Taxes

b)

Literacy Tests

c)

Property Requirements

d)

All of the Above

11.

What was the name for the group of laws that perpetuated segregation and discrimination on the basis of race, and made African Americans second-class citizens?

a)

John Brown laws

b)

Martin Luther King laws

c)

John Clark laws

d)

Jim Crow laws

12.

Between about 1910 and 1930, this white supremacist organization expanded, using violence and racism to terrorize African Americans and their supporters.

a)

White Power

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

American Freedom Party

d)

White Aryan Resistance

13.

In 1951, the Supreme Court case Brown v Board of Education resulted in the integration of which institution?

a)

Public Transportation

b)

Public Housing

c)

Public Schools

d)

Public Parks

14.

After Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, this series of protests was meant to encourage integration of public transportation.

a)

Selma March

b)

Mississippi Freedom Rides

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycotts

d)

March on Washington

15.

After they were admitted to a white school which had been integrated, which group of black students was escorted to school by the National Guard for their protection?

a)

Little Rock Nine

b)

Montgomery Seven

c)

Charleston Eight

d)

Atlanta Twelve

16.

In 1964, which act was passed in Congress to outlaw discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

a)

Civil Rights Act

b)

Anti-Discrimination Act

c)

Equal Opportunity Act

d)

Voting Rights Act

17.

What was the name of the 1965 protest of continued challenges and inequalities faced by African Americans (Hint: MLK gave his "I Have a Dream" speech here)?

a)

Selma to Montgomery March

b)

March on Washington

c)

Mississippi Freedom March

d)

March on Charleston

18.

What was the name of the law passed in Congress in 1965 that eliminated barriers which kept African Americans from practicing their right to vote?

a)

Civil Rights Act

b)

Voting Rights Act

c)

Jim Crow Act

d)

Martin Luther King Act

19.

Which of the following civil rights leaders was assassinated?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Robert Kennedy

d)

All of the Above

20.

Which of the following was used as a type of protest during the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

Boycotts

b)

Sit-Ins

c)

Marches

d)

All of the Above