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WorksheetsMarch on Washington
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What was one of the things that the March on Washington hoped to accomplish?
The right to vote for women
Stop the Vietnam War
An end to segregation
Abolish the Police
What nickname was used for the main leaders of the march?
Big Six
Conductors
Fab Five
Super Seven
Around how many people attended the march?
1,000,000
250,000
50,000
10,000
Who was president during the March on Washington?
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Harry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
What is the famous speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr. called today?
Fourteen Points
We Shall Overcome
The Mountaintop Speech
I have a Dream
Cry the Beloved Country
The leaders of the march met with the president when the march was over.
True
False
Who does the article credit with first having the idea for the march?
A. Philip Randolph
Bull Connor
President Kennedy
Martin Luther King
John Lewis
What major law was passed around a year later as a result of the March on Washington?
Washington Act
Civil Rights Act
Great March Act
Social Security Act
The march commemorated the 100 year anniversary of what major event?
End of Women's Suffrage
The U.S. Constitution
Emancipation Proclamation Ending Slavery
Thirteenth Amendment
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
The march was considered a rousing success and brought the issue of Ending segregation to the attention of the Country.
True
False
Complete this line form Martin Luther King's Speech.
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
(a)
What is this a picture of?
The National Mall from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial
The Capital of Alabama
Ancient Egypt
The lawn of the White House
The Crowd from the March on Washington
What is the tall obelisk in the background of the picture across the Reflecting Pool?
The Lincoln Memorial
the Spire of Freedom
The Washington Monument
The Jefferson Memorial
