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American civil rights movement

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What legal action helped to end segregation in public schools?
a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Hernandez v. Texas 

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson 

d)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

2.

Forcing people to use separate facilities according to race

a)

boycott 

b)

segregation

c)

civil disobedience

d)

integration 

3.
What legal action made it acceptable to allow segregation in public facilities?
a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Hernandez v. Texas

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson 

d)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

4.

Which of these is best described in the list above?

a)

Plessey vs Ferguson

b)

Civil Rights Act

c)

March on Washington

d)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

e)

Bus segreagation enforced

5.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed on April 4th, 1968. His death hit the American people very hard and caused a series of riots in over 100 cities throughout the United States. King of was a leader of which of the following movements?

a)

civil rights

b)

emancipation

c)

women's suffrage

d)

independence

6.

The policy of "separate but equal" was used to

a)

increase the number of political parties.

b)

justify the practice of legal racial segregation.

c)

prevent the passage of unfair laws.

d)

halt the creation of independent school districts.

7.

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaw?

a)

denying the right to vote based on race or color

b)

denying the right to vote based on gender

c)

allowing people to vote multiple times

d)

allowing people under the age of 21 to vote

8.
What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case?
a)
Segregation in public schools became illegal
b)
African-Americans began playing profession sports
c)
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus
d)
MLK led a March on Washington
e)

Segregation in schools became legal

9.
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)

It made all Jim Crow Laws illegal

b)
It allowed African-Americans to run for political office
c)

It ended segregation in schools

d)
It made poll taxes illegal
e)

It prevented African Americans from voting

10.

Which of the following best describes the result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)
Segregation on buses became illegal after a couple of days of boycotting
b)
Segregation on buses became illegal after months of boycotting
c)
African-Americans blocked the streets preventing buses from operating
d)
Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat
11.

What were the laws designed to keep white people and black people apart called?

a)

Segregation Laws

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Seperation Laws

d)

Separate but Equal Laws

12.

Which of the following were examples of places that were segregated during the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

Busses

b)

Restrooms/Water Fountains

c)

Houses

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

13.

In Brown V. BOE, what did the court rule about school segregation?

a)

That it was alright as long as the facilities were equal.

b)

That it was unconstitutional.

c)

That it was wrong, but you could still do it if you wanted.

d)

That it was perfectly fine.

14.

Which important Civil Rights figure refused to give up his/her spot on the bus after a long day of work?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Eleanor Roosevelt

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Thurgood Marshall

15.

What was the 1963 march led by Martin Luther King Jr. in which more than 250,000 people marched through Washington, D.C. called?

a)

March on DC

b)

March on Washington

c)

Marching Orders

d)

Trail through Washington

16.

What is the name of Martin Luther King's most famous speech?

a)

I Can See it Now

b)

I Have a Plan

c)

I Have a Dream

d)

Dreams

17.
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
18.

What is true of the KKK?

a)

It stood for Klan Klux Klu

b)

They wore white hoods

c)

They burnt crosses

d)

They were multi-racial