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Unit 10- Civil Rights

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Slaves brought to America, were purchased from what continent?

a)

South America

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

2.

Congress made it illegal to bring more slaves from Africa in

a)

1808

b)

1896

c)

1963

d)

1954

3.

Slavery existed in almost every area of the U.S. in the beginning, but most slaves were found in the

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East

4.

Something we need even though we don’t like it is a

a)

Unnecessary luxury

b)

Necessary evil

c)

Needed luxury

d)

Not needed evil

5.

Enslaved people who escaped to a state where slavery was illegal-

a)

Became free and their owners had no claim over them.

b)

Did not become free. If their owners claimed them, they had to be returned.

c)

Were arrested and thrown in prison.

d)

Won their freedom through the Supreme Court.

6.

In a slave state, enslaved people counted as what portion of a population?

a)

1/2

b)

0

c)

100%

d)

3/5

7.
Nat Turner was:
a)
A slave who led a rebellion
b)
A slave owner who led a rebellion
c)
A slave who married his owner
d)
A slave who died of a cold
8.

In retaliation to Nat Turner's rebellion, the white owners

a)

Gave the rebels a stern lecture

b)

Sentenced the rebels to prison for a year

c)

Took mercy on the rebels and set them free

d)

executed hundreds of black people

9.

What best describes Dred Scott ?

a)

slave who sued for his freedom

b)

slaveowner who sued for the return of a fugitive slave

c)

Georgia politician trying to ban slavery

d)

Supreme Court judge making a ruling on the spread of slavery

10.

Dred Scott's case went to...

a)

the Georgia State Supreme Court.

b)

the United States Supreme Court.

c)

the U.S. Congress.

d)

Georgia General Assembly

11.

(Please select three correct answers) In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that slaves...

a)

were NOT citizens of the U.S.

b)

had NO right to sue in court.

c)

were considered to be the property of their owner.

d)

should all be freed immediately.

12.
 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
13.
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
14.
Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
15.
Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
16.
Which amendment said anyone born in United States is a citizen in 1868?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
17.
What does abolish mean?
a)
to get rid of
b)
to make shiny
18.
Southern states passed these laws that restricted African American's freedom.
a)
The Blue Codes
b)
The Black Codes
19.

What did the 13th Amendment say?

a)

Slavery was illegal/not allowed.

b)

All people are citizens of the United States

c)

All men in the United States can vote.

20.

What did the 14th Amendment say?

a)

All men can vote.

b)

Slavery is illegal/not allowed.

c)

All people (born in the U.S.A.) are citizens of the United States.

21.

What did the 15th Amendment say?

a)

Slavery is illegal/not allowed.

b)

All men can vote.

c)

All people (born in the U.S.A.) are citizens of the United States.

22.

Who did the 13th Amendment help?

a)

All people.

b)

All women.

c)

All slaves.

23.

What Amendments helped freedmen?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

13th, 14th and 15th Amendment

c)

14th and 15th Amendment

24.
Whites Only Water Fountain
.... this sign represents what laws in the South
a)
Racial Rules
b)
Lincoln Laws
c)
Black Codes 
d)
Jim Crow Laws
25.
Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group 
a)
Latinos
b)
African-Americans 
c)
Native Americans
d)
Asians
26.
Segregation in the South was mainly based on 
a)
hair color
b)
religion
c)
race (color of the skin)
d)
economic status
27.
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
a)
Redskins vs Giants
b)
Aylor vs Byrd
c)
Brown vs Board of Education
d)
Plessy vs Ferguson
28.
The civil rights movement began in 1955 with the _________________.
a)
Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education
b)
"I Have a Dream" speech
c)
March on Washington
d)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
29.
To separate one group from another is ___________________.
a)
integration
b)
segregation
c)
Civil Rights Movement
Jim Crow
30.
Father of the Civil Rights Movement, "I have a dream" speech at the March on Washington
a)
Lester Maddox
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Andrew Young
d)
Benjamin Mays
31.

Check all that apply. Which of the following are true of the Civil Rights movement?

a)

The Civil Rights movement began in the mid 1950s and lasted until approximately 1968

b)

The Civil Rights movement fought to end racial segregation and discrimination

c)

The Civil Rights movement was led by people such as Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

The Civil Rights movement didn't accomplish anything for black Americans.

32.

Which group was set up to organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Montgomery Boycott Organisers (MBO)

b)

Montgomery Racist Haters (MRH)

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycotters (MBB)

d)

Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)

33.

Who was chosen to lead the Montgomery Improvement Association that organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

E.D. Nixon

d)

Ralph Abernathy

34.

Did the Montgomery Bus Boycott continue after the one day protest?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

Who knows

35.

What happened as a result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Back Americans got equal rights.

b)

Segregation on public transport was ruled to be unconstitutional.

c)

Nothing happened, buses remained segregated.

d)

Black Americans were never allowed on buses again.

36.

In the statement "The Montgomery bus boycott triggered a firestorm in the South", the term firestorm refers to-

a)

a large amount of anger and criticism

b)

a large wildfire burning in California

c)

an airplane attack during a war

d)

a weather occurrence that happens in South America.

37.

What happened as a result of this boycott?

a)

Back Americans got equal rights.

b)

Segregation on public transport was ruled to be unconstitutional.

c)

Nothing happened, buses remained segregated.

d)

Black Americans were never allowed on buses again.

38.

Rosa Parks had not planned to take this action; it was a spontaneous decision when she found herself facing discrimination

a)

True

b)

False

39.

“The Montgomery bus boycott triggered a firestorm in the South.” What does this mean?

a)

Black Americans ran scared to the North.

b)

Black Americans all over the region and other states began to boycott bus companies too.

c)

Civil War broke out between the northern and southern states.

d)

An air raid took place dropping bombs from planes to take out the entire state of Alabama.

40.

Check all that apply. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into the law the Civil Rights Act of 1957. That law did which of the following?

a)

It created a Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice

b)

It gave federal officials the power to prosecute individuals that tried to keep another citizen from voting.

c)

It signaled a growing federal commitment to the cause of civil rights.

d)

It erased the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments from the Constitution.

41.

Who were the Little Rock 9?

a)

group of Freedom Riders firebombed by the KKK

b)

leaders of the Black Panthers

c)

first blacks students to attempt to desegregate Arkansas public schools

d)

jury members who acquitted the murderers of Emmett Till

42.

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

a)

Segregate schools

b)

Allow children to attend white schools

c)

Allow children to work on schools

d)

Keep schools equal

43.

When someone judges another person in a negative way it is called____________________.

a)

Stereotype

b)

Prejudice

c)

Inequality

d)

Discrimination

44.

Laws adopted in most southern states creating a legal form of segregation.

a)

Black codes

b)

Blue codes

c)

Anti-racial laws

d)

Abolitionist laws

45.

People who wanted slavery ended permanently

a)

Dixiecrats

b)

Democrats

c)

Abolitionists

d)

Supremacists

46.

When one group of people is treated differently than another group of people.

a)

Segregation

b)

Discrimination

c)

Awarding

d)

Activism

47.

When one group is kept separate from another group.

a)

Discrimmination

b)

Abolitionism

c)

Segregation

d)

Unification

48.

Bringing awareness to a cause without using violence.

a)

Rioting

b)

Non-violent

c)

Aggressiveness

d)

War