WorksheetsMontgomery Bus Boycott
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How many days did the Montgomery bus boycott last?
65 days
381 days
100 days
30 days
What happened once the boycott came to a conclusion?
Segregation intensified
Segregation on buses remained legal
The boycott never came to an end
Segreagation on buses became illigal
What was an economic effect of the boycott on transportation?
Transportation decline in economic revenue because less people were taking the bus
Transportation economic revenue grew
Economic gain because people stopped taking the bus
Transportation decline in economic revenue because more people were taking the bus
Who emerged as a leader from the Montgomery bus boycott that later became an important figure of the Civil Rights Movement.
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcom X
E. D. Nixon
The NAACP is:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
An organization which mission is to provide equality and eliminate race based discrimination.
An organization that fought against segregation laws
All anwers are correct
When did the The Montgomery Bus Boycott start?
December 5, 1855
December 5, 1955
December 5, 1555
December 5, 1995
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was what kind of protest?
Segregated
Violent
Revolutionary
Peaceful
What was the name of the leader of the local NAACP in Montgomery?
Jo Ann Robinson
Martin Luther King
E.D Nixon
Rosa Parks
What organisation was set up to lead the bus boycott?
NAACP
Womens Political Council
Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)
SCLC
Who became president of the MIA?
Mahatma Gandhi
E.D Nixon
Martin Luther King
How long did it take Black residents of Montgomery to begin mobilizing for the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
One day
One week
One month
One year
Which of the following methods were used to undermine the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Black cab drivers were harassed and prosecuted for offering reduced fares
Local leaders’ homes were firebombed
Protesters were arrested and fined for involvement in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
All of the above
Who is this?
Jo-Ann Robinson
Claudette Colvin
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr.
How did the bus company in Montgomery discriminate against black people there? (3 answers)
they only employed black drivers
they only employed white drivers
black people had to sit at the back of the bus
they often took their fare and drove off
The MIA decided to continue the boycott untill their demands were met. What were their 3 demands?
drivers be courteous to passengers
bus fare be reduced
seats on a first come first served basis
that black drivers be employed
What was the name of the laws that were used to introduce segregation?
John Crow Laws
Jim Crow Laws
Supreme Crow Laws
