WorksheetsClaudette Colvin: TTJ Ch 7-8
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What did Rosa Parks do to contribute to the Civil Rights Movement
Helped slaves become free
Refused to surrender her seat to a white man
Married Martin Luther King Jr
Killed a white man
Was Rosa Parks black?
yes
no
biracial
Rosa Parks was arrested on
December 1, 1955
October 25, 1986
April 1, 1946
June 14, 1946
After Rosa Parks was arrested, all African Americans refused to ride the bus or _________________________________ riding the bus for over a year.
desegregated
segregated
boycotted
continued
What famous civil rights leader, President of the Montgomery Improvement Association, led the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Thurgood Marshall
Frederick Douglass
Booker T. Washington
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rosa Parks, along with Martin Luther King, Jr., are considered to be _________________________ to Americans because they believed everyone should be treated equally no matter the color of their skin.
friends
heroes
scientists
husband and wife
During this time, Martin Luther King, Jr. held many ____________________________________ protests.
hurtful
harmful
violent
peaceful
To combat the lack of public transportation due to the bus boycott, blacks in Montgomery
continued to ride the city bus
started a car pool
quit their jobs
This organization ran the boycott.
NAACP
AARP
NCAA
MIA
The bus boycott led the City Lines bus company to lose $_____ a day.
$800
$3,200
$1,500
$5,100
What role did Martin Luther King, Jr. play in the boycott?
He refused to give up his seat to a white woman.
He gave a speech to inspire people to not give up hope during the bus boycott.
He interviewed with local newspapers to spread the message behind the purpose for the bus boycott.
He passed out flyers to the people of Montgomery encouraging them to join the bus boycott.
What did Fred Gray want?
Fred Grey wanted to bring Claudette's case back to court.
Fred Grey wanted to bring Mary Louise Smith's case back to court to get her money back.
Fred Grey wanted to represent Rosa Parks in court.
Fred Grey wanted to sue the city because their segregated bus laws were unconstitutional.
Why did Fred Grey need his case to go to the Supreme Court?
He did so that Claudette could be avenged for the mistreatment she experienced in her arrest.
He had to because earlier they had ruled segregated schools unconstitutional.
He did so that Marie Louise Smith could be repaid for the fine she had to pay from going to court before.
He had to so that Rosa Parks would not be sent to jail.
Who were Fred Gray’s witnesses? How did he come to select them?
Rosa Parks because she was the face of the boycott.
Rosa Parks because she was about to go to jail.
Fred Grey's witnesses were multiple black passengers whose lives had been negatively effected by the segregation laws on the city bus.
Claudette herself because she was the original face of the boycott.
Why does Claudette say “yes”?
because she wanted to take the opportunity to speak out up for something she was passionate about.
because she wants the recognition for her original protest.
because she doesn't want to see Rosa Parks go to jail.
because she wants to support Marie Louise's family and they need to be reimburse the money they had to pay for their fine.
Attacks with dynamite, rocks, and acid were used to intimidate black people to back down.
True
Flase
The Montgomery Improvement Association's new lawsuit was named
the first front
the second front
the third front
