WorksheetsThe Civil Rights Movement Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which era did the Plessy vs Ferguson usher in?
Jim Crow
Black Codes
Slavery
Emancipation
What term refers to the separation of the races?
Two sides
Desegregation
Segregation
Jim Crow
Which supreme court ruling overturned the ruling of Plessy vs Ferguson?
Plessy vs Ferguson
Rosa Parks
Brown vs The Board of Education
Roe vs Wade
Homer Plessy's case had to do with
Not being allowed education
Not being allowed to ride in the train cart he wanted to
Not being allowed to eat in the restaurant he wanted to
Not being able to swim in the pool he wanted to
Which Board of Education was sued by Mr. Brown and other families for integration of their children?
Little Rock
Topeka
Mississippi
Arkansas
Which of the following was associated with the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Homer Plessy
Elizabeth Eckford
Rosa Parks
Emmitt Till
In which year was the ruling of Brown vs The Board of Education passed?
1896
1954
1955
1957
What term was used to describe the rides taken to test the integration of the interstate bus system during the 1960's?
Freedom Summer
Freedom Rides
March of Washington
Montgomery Bus Boycott
What term was used to describe the effort of young students that came from the North to help blacks to read in an effort to get them to register to vote?
Freedom Summer
Freedom Rides
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Sit-ins
What was the name of the young pastor that became popular as a result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Thurgood Marshall
Marcus Garvey
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcom X
Which civil rights group was behind the Freedom rides ?
CORE
SCLC
SNCC
COFO
In which year did the March on Washington occur?
1957
1963
1964
1965
In which year was the Civil Rights Act passed?
1954
1963
1964
1965
In which year was the Voting Rights Act passed?
1954
1963
1964
1965
Which 1964 Act prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin?
Emancipation Act
Civil Rights Act
Voting Rights Act
Discrimination Act
Which 1965 Act outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War?
Emancipation Act
Civil Right Act
Voting Rights Act
Discrimination Act
Which of the following groups was Stokely Carmichael affiliated with?
CORE
SNCC
SCLC
COFO
Which of the following civil rights activists was assassinated for his role in the NAACP?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Medgar Evers
Malcom X
John F. Kennedy
Which of the following was NOT one of the tactics used by the civil rights activists during the 1950's and 1960's?
Sit-ins
Boycotts
Marches
Fights
In which year was the ruling of Plessy vs Ferguson passed?
1896
1954
1955
1957
