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Civil Rights Feb. 9/10

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.

a)

Mary Washington

b)

Jackie Kennedy

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Rosa Parks

2.

Desegregated all public schools. This was a major court case that involved Linda Brown attending an all-black school when an all-white school was closer to her home.

a)

Brown vs. the Board of Education

b)

13th Amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Jim Crow Laws

3.

When African Americans refused to ride the public busses as a sign of protest; this began when Rosa Parks was jailed for refusing to give up her seat to a black man.

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

March on Washington

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

15th Amendment

4.

Separation of two or more races based on skin color

a)

segregation

b)

racism

c)

oppression

d)

facism

5.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
6.
Forcing people to pay for the right to vote was called a _________?
a)
Literacy Test
b)
Poll Tax
7.

Where was the famous bus boycott held that led to many changes in America?

a)

Montgomery, Mississippi

b)

Selma, Alabama

c)

Montgomery, Alabama

d)

Washington, D.C.

8.
The refusal to obey certain laws or governmental demands for the purpose of influencing legislation or government policy thru non-violent means.
a)
Affirmative Action
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Civil Disobedience
d)
Integration
9.
African-American civil rights organization formed in 1909 by W. E. B. Du Bois and others.  Mainly used legal battles to win civil rights victories.
a)
Black Panthers
b)
Little Rock Nine
c)
N.A.A.C.P.
d)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
10.

The rights of citizens to have access to political and social freedom and equality is referred to as

a)

Black Power

b)

Suffrage

c)

Civil Rights

d)

Affirmative Action