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Civil Rights Era Texas

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Lyndon Johnson

d)

Richard Nicon

2.

What era in history is represented in the article?

a)

Progressivism

b)

WWll

c)

Cold War

d)

Civil Rights

3.

The logo represents

a)

group that worked to abolish slavery

b)

organization that supported civil rights for minorities

c)

group that elected officials that have represented Texas

d)

organization that opposed the passage of the 14th amendment

4.

This organization was founded by an African American and is best known for supporting the rights of African Americans

a)

CORE

b)

LULAC

c)

American GI Forum

d)

Boy Scouts of America

5.

Due to efforts of NAACP, LULAC, American GI Forum and C.O.R.E...

a)

minority groups n the US have fewer educational opportunities

b)

laws of the US are more fair and less biased than they were

c)

Jim Crow laws are still constitutional according to the US Supreme Court

d)

all forms of discrimination have been eliminated and no longer exist

6.

He created the American GI Forum to help Mexican American veterans after they returned for WWll

a)

Raul A. Gonzalez

b)

Henry B. Gonzalez

c)

Hector P. Garcia

d)

Raymond Telles

7.

Organized by Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta, this group worked for improvements for migrant workers.

a)

Safety and Health Administration

b)

United Farm Workers

c)

NAACP

d)

Latino Works Movement

8.

This established that separate public schools for black and white students was unconstitutional.

a)

Brown v Board of Education

b)

Dred Scott v Sandford

c)

Roe v Wade

d)

Plessy v Ferguson

9.

Sit-ins, freedom rides, & marches were all examples of...

a)

Attempts to expand opportunities for minorities

b)

New forms of exercise in the 60s

c)

Ways to connect the North & South US

d)

Economic growth for minorities

10.

What did the Rosa Parks incident lead to?

a)

More registered voters in the south

b)

Bus Boycott

c)

Imprisonment of all civil rights activists

d)

Banishment from the NAACP

11.

What was the goal of "freedom rides"?

a)

Encourage the federal gov't to enforce rulings against discriminating in interstate transportation.

b)

To allow minority groups access to all forms of travel

c)

To show economic impact in discriminatory actions using transportation

d)

To connect southern and northern United States through bus routes

12.

This civil rights activist supported non-violence, civil disobedience, and desegregation.

a)

Malcom X

b)

Rose Sparks

c)

Booker T. Georgia

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

13.

The American G.I. Forum was a civil rights group formed by...

a)

Mexican American WWII Vets

b)

African American World War II veterans

c)

Chinese American World War II veterans

d)

Italian American World War II veterans

14.

What did this speech help lead to?

a)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

JFK Winning the 1963 election

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1952

15.

After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to

a)

let African Americans ride the bus.

b)

deny someone of a job because of their race.

c)

fire someone for not doing their job.

d)

kick someone out of the military.

16.

Which goal was the original mission of the League of United Latin American Citizens?

a)

Support the rights of Spanish-speaking people

b)

Argue for new laws that improve factory conditions

c)

Campaign for the elimination of immigration quotas

d)

Improve relations with nations of Central and South America

17.

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?

a)

Hector P. Garcia

b)

Medgar Evers

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

James Farmer, Jr.

18.

"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 -

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

Richard M. Nixon

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

George Bush

19.

Rights that are guaranteed by the Constitution to all United States citizens is called ....

a)

civil rights

b)

bill of rights

c)

primary election

d)

equal rights

20.

First Hispanic Justice of the Supreme Court

a)

Raul A Gonzalez

b)

Raymond L Telles

c)

Henry B Gonzalez

d)

Hector P. Garcia

21.

Founded the Corpus Christi, Texas American G.I. Forum

a)

Cesar Chavez

b)

Raymond L Telles

c)

Dr. Hector P. Garcia

d)

Raul A Gonzalez

22.

One of the co-founders of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

a)

Carter Walker Wesley

b)

Hector P. Garcia

c)

Lulu Belle Madison White

d)

James L Farmer

23.

Served as Texas Secretary of State under two different governors.

a)

Barbara Jordan

b)

Jane Y McCallum

c)

Oveta Culp Hobby

d)

Lulu Belle Madison White

24.

What amendment was added to the Texas Constitution before it was approved nationally?

a)

Equal Rights Amendment of 1972

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Voting Rights Act

d)

Bill of Rights For Women

25.

Women's Right Movement was also known as

a)

Women Working For Women

b)

Women's National Strike Day

c)

Women's

NOW Movement

d)

Women's Liberation Movement

26.

C.O.R.E.

a)

to provide equal education opportunities

b)

to provide funds for struggling citizens

c)

to provide equality to all people

d)

to boycott crops

27.

First commanding officer of the Women's Army Corps (WAC)

a)

Lulu Belle Madison White

b)

Barbara Jordan

c)

Jane McCallum

d)

Oveta Culp Hobby

28.

The right to state one's opinions and ideas without being stopped or punished.

a)

Freedom of Religion

b)

Freedom of Speech

c)

Freedom of Press

d)

Freedom of Freedom

29.

The first African American to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

a)

Lulu Belle Madison White

b)

Jane McCallum

c)

Barbara Jordan

d)

James L Farmer

30.

Opposed the Braceros program for its unfair treatment of workers.

a)

Hector P. Garcia

b)

James L. Farmer

c)

Martin Luther King Junior

d)

Oveta Culp Hobby

31.

Served as President of the Houston chapter of the NAACP.

a)

James L Farmer

b)

Oveta Culp Hobby

c)

LuLu Belle Madison White

d)

Miriam Ferguson

32.

What does "separate but equal" mean?

a)

segregation is allowed as long as the facilities are equal in quality

b)

segregation is allowed as long as the facilities are better for white people

c)

segregation is allowed as long as the facilities are better for Black people

d)

segregation is not allowed

33.

Major goal of LULAC- League of United Latin American Citizens

a)

to obtain equal voting rights for Hispanic Americans

b)

to fight for equal rights for Hispanic women

c)

to end ethnic discrimination against Hispanic Americans

d)

to provide equal education opportunities for Hispanic children

34.

When things like poll taxes and literacy tests were removed from voting, who participated more in the democratic practice?

a)

Minorities

b)

White males

c)

Northerners

d)

German Americans

35.

What did the Women's Liberation Movement see as its major goal in the 1960's?

a)

laws that would allow women to own property

b)

enabling women to stay home as well as work

c)

obtaining the right to vote for women

d)

guarantee women equal pay for equal work