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WorksheetsCivil Rights #3 (Grade 5 students ONLY) 5/17
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An African American women who was asked to give up her seat on the bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama was
a)
Harriet B. Stowe
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Michelle Obama
d)
Coretta King
2.
Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is illegal to:
a)
Allow children to work long hours in factories
b)
Segregate schools based on people’s skin color
c)
Pay black people less than white people for similar work
d)
Return an escaped slave to his/her master
3.
Thurgood Marshall was an important part of the Civil Rights Movement because:
a)
b. He was the first African American to be appointed Supreme Court Justice
b)
a. He was the lawyer of Linda Brown during Brown vs. Board of Education case
c)
He spoke during the march on Washington
d)
a. Both A and B
4.
Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
March from Selma to Montgomery
5.
How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?
a)
It gave free transportation to African Americans
b)
It segregated buses in America
c)
It made Rosa Parks lots of money
d)
It helped de-segregate buses in America
6.
What are Civil Rights?
a)
Rights that only some citizens get
b)
Rights that all citizens get
c)
Rights that are civil
d)
Rights that are controlled by the president
7.
Martin Luther King Jr believed in
a)
Violent protests
b)
Really loud protests
c)
Non-violent protests
d)
Violence when needed protests
8.
Rosa Parks was arrested here when she refused to give up her seat on the bus. Also the site of a major bus boycott.
a)
Atlanta, GA
b)
Montgomery, AL
c)
Washington, D.C.
d)
Savannah, GA
9.
Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks were part of what movement in the 1950s and 1960s?
a)
Anti-Immigration Movement
b)
Free Silver Movement
c)
Urban Renewal Movement
d)
Civil Rights Movement
10.
This law banned all literacy tests that kept many African Americans from voting.
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Voting Rights Act
c)
Civil Rights Movement
d)
24th Amendment
11.
This law banned discrimination of any American because of race, gender, or religion.
a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
Civil Rights Act
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Movement
12.
How did newspapers and media play a role in the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
They showed how great Jim Crow laws were
b)
They showed how unfair Jim Crow laws were and helped convince people to join the Civil Rights Movement
c)
They made a lot of money following Martin Luther King Jr.
d)
All of the above
13.
In 1964, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution was added, outlawing poll taxes. How did poll taxes discriminate against African Americans?
a)
They kept many African Americans from voting.
b)
They prevented African Americans from attending certain schools.
c)
They kept many African Americans from finding employment.
d)
They segregated African Americans on buses and in restaurants.
14.
What was the main focus of Dr. King's famous speech?
a)
Getting more money for America's black population
b)
Convincing everyone to live in peace and tranquility
c)
Celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Ending segregation and racial injustice in America
15.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
a)
Laws that placed freedom limitations on nonwhite people
b)
Laws that made all people work together towards a common goal
16.
First African American Supreme Court judge. He was the attorney for Linda Brown with Brown vs. the Board of Education.
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Rosa Parks
17.
Gave all male United States citizens over the age of 21 the right to vote
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
16th Amendment
18.
The use of peaceful means, not force, to bring about political or social change
a)
nonviolet
b)
nonviolin
c)
nonviolence
d)
nonviola
19.
Gave all citizens born in the United States citizenship (rights of citizens).
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
16th Amendment
20.
This amendment abolished (ended) slavery
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
16th Amendment
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