WorksheetsCivil Rights Era Texas
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 12mins
What president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
Dwight Eisenhower
Abraham Lincoln
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nicon
What era in history is represented in the article?
Progressivism
WWll
Cold War
Civil Rights
The logo represents
group that worked to abolish slavery
organization that supported civil rights for minorities
group that elected officials that have represented Texas
organization that opposed the passage of the 14th amendment
This organization was founded by an African American and is best known for supporting the rights of African Americans
CORE
LULAC
American GI Forum
Boy Scouts of America
Due to efforts of NAACP, LULAC, American GI Forum and C.O.R.E...
minority groups n the US have fewer educational opportunities
laws of the US are more fair and less biased than they were
Jim Crow laws are still constitutional according to the US Supreme Court
all forms of discrimination have been eliminated and no longer exist
He created the American GI Forum to help Mexican American veterans after they returned for WWll
Raul A. Gonzalez
Henry B. Gonzalez
Hector P. Garcia
Raymond Telles
Organized by Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta, this group worked for improvements for migrant workers.
Safety and Health Administration
United Farm Workers
NAACP
Latino Works Movement
This established that separate public schools for black and white students was unconstitutional.
Brown v Board of Education
Dred Scott v Sandford
Roe v Wade
Plessy v Ferguson
Sit-ins, freedom rides, & marches were all examples of...
Attempts to expand opportunities for minorities
New forms of exercise in the 60s
Ways to connect the North & South US
Economic growth for minorities
What did the Rosa Parks incident lead to?
More registered voters in the south
Bus Boycott
Imprisonment of all civil rights activists
Banishment from the NAACP
What was the goal of "freedom rides"?
Encourage the federal gov't to enforce rulings against discriminating in interstate transportation.
To allow minority groups access to all forms of travel
To show economic impact in discriminatory actions using transportation
To connect southern and northern United States through bus routes
This civil rights activist supported non-violence, civil disobedience, and desegregation.
Malcom X
Rose Sparks
Booker T. Georgia
Martin Luther King Jr.
The American G.I. Forum was a civil rights group formed by...
Mexican American WWII Vets
African American World War II veterans
Chinese American World War II veterans
Italian American World War II veterans
What did this speech help lead to?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Civil Rights Act of 1964
JFK Winning the 1963 election
Civil Rights Act of 1952
After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to
let African Americans ride the bus.
deny someone of a job because of their race.
fire someone for not doing their job.
kick someone out of the military.
Which goal was the original mission of the League of United Latin American Citizens?
Support the rights of Spanish-speaking people
Argue for new laws that improve factory conditions
Campaign for the elimination of immigration quotas
Improve relations with nations of Central and South America
Which civil rights leader and native Texan formed the Committee of Racial Equality (CORE) and worked to bring an end to racial segregation in the United States through nonviolent actions like the Freedom Rides?
Hector P. Garcia
Medgar Evers
Martin Luther King, Jr.
James Farmer, Jr.
"When we held meetings in the the Dallas County Court House were fountains with signs that said "White" and "Colored" over them, and bathrooms were segregated. If you were black and you were traveling, you'd better pack a lunch, because you couldn't stop in a restaurant and order food. There were no hotels or motels in which you could stay."
The leader that supported legislation that changed circumstances for African Americans in Texas was -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
George Bush
Rights that are guaranteed by the Constitution to all United States citizens is called ....
civil rights
bill of rights
primary election
equal rights
First Hispanic Justice of the Supreme Court
Raul A Gonzalez
Raymond L Telles
Henry B Gonzalez
Hector P. Garcia
Founded the Corpus Christi, Texas American G.I. Forum
Cesar Chavez
Raymond L Telles
Dr. Hector P. Garcia
Raul A Gonzalez
One of the co-founders of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Carter Walker Wesley
Hector P. Garcia
Lulu Belle Madison White
James L Farmer
Served as Texas Secretary of State under two different governors.
Barbara Jordan
Jane Y McCallum
Oveta Culp Hobby
Lulu Belle Madison White
What amendment was added to the Texas Constitution before it was approved nationally?
Equal Rights Amendment of 1972
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act
Bill of Rights For Women
Women's Right Movement was also known as
Women Working For Women
Women's National Strike Day
Women's
NOW Movement
Women's Liberation Movement
C.O.R.E.
to provide equal education opportunities
to provide funds for struggling citizens
to provide equality to all people
to boycott crops
First commanding officer of the Women's Army Corps (WAC)
Lulu Belle Madison White
Barbara Jordan
Jane McCallum
Oveta Culp Hobby
The right to state one's opinions and ideas without being stopped or punished.
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Press
Freedom of Freedom
The first African American to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Lulu Belle Madison White
Jane McCallum
Barbara Jordan
James L Farmer
Opposed the Braceros program for its unfair treatment of workers.
Hector P. Garcia
James L. Farmer
Martin Luther King Junior
Oveta Culp Hobby
Served as President of the Houston chapter of the NAACP.
James L Farmer
Oveta Culp Hobby
LuLu Belle Madison White
Miriam Ferguson
What does "separate but equal" mean?
segregation is allowed as long as the facilities are equal in quality
segregation is allowed as long as the facilities are better for white people
segregation is allowed as long as the facilities are better for Black people
segregation is not allowed
Major goal of LULAC- League of United Latin American Citizens
to obtain equal voting rights for Hispanic Americans
to fight for equal rights for Hispanic women
to end ethnic discrimination against Hispanic Americans
to provide equal education opportunities for Hispanic children
When things like poll taxes and literacy tests were removed from voting, who participated more in the democratic practice?
Minorities
White males
Northerners
German Americans
What did the Women's Liberation Movement see as its major goal in the 1960's?
laws that would allow women to own property
enabling women to stay home as well as work
obtaining the right to vote for women
guarantee women equal pay for equal work
