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WorksheetsCivil Rights movement
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
2.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
3.
What state laws created separate public facilities for African Americans in the South?
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
affirmative action
c)
Civil Rights Acts
d)
Force Acts
4.
In the 1954 trial of Brown v Board of Education, the US Supreme Court ruled that
a)
private schools should be controlled by the federal government
b)
issues of racial segregation should be decided by the states.
c)
racially segregated public schools are unconstitutional
d)
the "separate but equal" doctrine should be contnued
5.
This Amendment outlawed slavery
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
6.
This Amendment made African Americans citizens guaranteed equal protection under the law -
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
7.
What was the goal of the Black Panthers?
a)
to turn American citizens against democracy
b)
to end the Vietnam War
c)
to convince African Americans to support "black power"
d)
to gain equal pay for black Americans
8.
Where did the first sit-ins for civil rights take place?
a)
on busses
b)
in schools
c)
at polling places
d)
at lunch counters
9.
Who was the leader of the Nation of Islam?
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Malcom X
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Martin Luther King Sr.
10.
The refusal to obey laws that are considered unjust is called?
a)
Integration
b)
Boycotting
c)
Civil Disobedience
d)
Segregation
11.
This U.S. president was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis and supported the Civil Rights Movement. He was also assassinated for his support.
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Robert F. Kennedy
c)
MLK
d)
FDR
12.
Where was the "I Have a Dream" speech given?
a)
at the Washington Monument
b)
at the White House
c)
at the Lincoln Memorial
d)
in the Oval Office
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