WorksheetsWomen's History
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the 1960s, black and white people couldn’t ride together on the bus, drink from the same fountains or go to the same schools. What was this separation called?
a)
compassion
b)
integration
c)
segregation
d)
determination
2.
Who first decided that school segretation was illegal?
a)
Ruby Bridges
b)
the U.S. Supreme Court
c)
The President of the United States
d)
the principal of William Frantz Public School
3.
Ruby was a teenager when she integrated the all white school.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What did Ruby change for all children
a)
School
b)
Home
c)
The store
5.
How old was Ruby when she went to her new school?
a)
One
b)
Three
c)
Six
6.
Why do we learn about Ruby Bridges?
a)
she is old
b)
she was one of the first African Americans to attend a white only school
c)
she was smart
d)
she was the president of the United States of America
7.
How was Ruby Bridges treated at first?
a)
she was liked by everyone
b)
she was treated equally
c)
everyone gave her presents
d)
many people yelled at her and treated her badly
8.
Did Ruby Bridges help better our world?
a)
yes
b)
no
9.
What grade was Ruby in when she first started at the all white school?
a)
kindergarten
b)
fifth grade
c)
second grade
d)
first grade
10.
Susan B. Anthony wanted....
a)
the colonists to be free from British rule.
b)
to be the first woman president
c)
to be a nurse
d)
all women to have the right to vote
11.
What does the word suffrage mean?
a)
the right to vote
b)
the right to drive a car
c)
the right to be free
d)
the right to have an education
12.
What number amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
13
b)
15
c)
19
d)
20
13.
Susan B. Anthony was an abolonist. What is an abolonist?
a)
someone who wants everyone to have the right to vote.
b)
someone who wants slavery to end.
c)
someone who wants to be free
d)
someone who wants to be a president
14.
Susan B. Anthony was raised in a Quaker family. What do Quakers believe?
a)
Everyone should be equal
b)
Men are more powerful than women
c)
Boys should get a better education than girls
d)
People shouldn't vote
15.
Name some ways in which Susan B. Anthony tried to get information out about the women's rights movement.
a)
She gave speeches
b)
She wrote in a newspaper
c)
She protested with other women
d)
All of the answers
16.
What happened when Susan voted in a presidential election?
a)
Nothing
b)
She was arrested and fined 100 dollars
c)
She ran away
d)
She was allowed to vote
17.
What was Susan B. Anthony's job?
a)
Nurse
b)
Doctor
c)
Teacher
d)
Mother
18.
Why did she want women to have the right to vote?
a)
Women are better than men.
b)
She wanted women to be equal to men.
c)
She wanted slavery to end.
d)
She wanted to be a teacher.
19.
What was Susan B. Anthony arrested for in 1872?
a)
She was speeding.
b)
She was protesting.
c)
She was running away.
d)
She voted.
20.
What was Rosa Parks job
a)
bus driver
b)
seamtress
c)
teacher
d)
actor
21.
Rosa Parks stood up for civil rights by_________.
a)
attending meetings, rallies, and marches
b)
starting fights
c)
hurting people
d)
she didn't do anything
22.
Rosa Parks got arrested because
a)
she got in a fought
b)
wouldn't give up her seat on the bus to a white man.
c)
she went to a rally
d)
she didn't get arrested
23.
Why didn't Rosa Parks give up her seat?
a)
She thought the law was unfair.
b)
She didn't know anyone wanted the seat.
c)
She had too many bags to get up.
d)
She was sleeping.
24.
Why is Rosa considered to be a hero?
a)
She helped to end segregation in the U.S.
b)
She got married.
c)
She earned her high school diploma.
25.
What was the result of Rosa Parks getting kicked off the bus
a)
bus boycott
b)
riot
c)
sit-ins
d)
little rock nine
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