WorksheetsCivil Rights Movement
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The major purpose of the 14th Amendment was to…
limit the power of the federal government
expand the civil rights of women
maintain competition in business
grant citizenship and protect the rights of African Americans
Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were devices used to
deny African Americans the right to vote
extend the right to vote to 18-year-old citizens
raise money for political campaigns
prevent immigrants from becoming citizens
What effect did the system of sharecropping have on the South after the Civil War?
It kept formerly enslaved persons in debt slavery.
It brought increased opportunity for African Americans.
It encouraged Northerners to migrate south.
It provided equal farm profits for all southerners.
Which statement is a valid generalization about the experience of African Americans during the early Reconstruction period (1865–1870)?
They gained economic equality.
Their participation in government decreased.
They achieved legal rights through constitutional amendments.
Their political equality was opposed by most Radical Republicans.
Which of the following amendments are most closely associated with Reconstruction?
1, 2 and 3
13, 14, and 15
16, 17 and 18
20, 21 and 22
During the Reconstruction Era, one reason for the formation of the Ku Klux Klan was to
support the South during the Civil War
eliminate sharecropping in the Southern States
encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe
prevent formerly enslaved persons from exercising their rights.
During Reconstruction, African Americans continued to experience political and economic discrimination mainly because
the North wanted to punish the South
many African Americans moved North
Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws and Black Codes
African Americans didn’t know their legal rights
In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court rule that “separate but equal” facilities were legal?
Dred Scott v. Stanford
Brown v. Board of Education
McCulloch v. Maryland
Plessy v. Ferguson
The effect of the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education was to..
establish segregation in schools
require the integration of public schools
allow African Americans in the military
force men and women to be given equal employment opportunities
A goal of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
eliminate discrimination in housing
increase equal rights for African Americans
implement job-training programs
end barriers to voting faced by African Americans
Which of the following key events in the history of the civil rights movement took place just over three months after Emmett Till's murder and was, in fact, prompted by it?
Martin Luther King Jr.'s march on Washington.
The formation of the Black Panther party.
The "Brown vs. Board of Education" ruling.
Rosa Park's refusal to give up her seat on a bus.
What was the main type of pressure exerted by the Montgomery Improvement Association in response to segregation on buses.
Economic
Religious
Physical Violence
Social
Which method of protest did Martin Luther King, Jr., urge his followers to use?
Violence
civil disobedience
College students used a non-violent protest tactic called ________, to desegregate whites-only lunch counters.
Strikes
Marches
Sit-ins
Riots
Which action described is closest to the approach used by Martin Luther King, Jr.?
a protester accepting a jail time rather than move to the segregated section
a protester beating a police officer
a protester resisting arrest for their actions
workers destroying machinery in their factory
One accomplishment of the _________________ was bringing about a federal ban on segregation in all interstate travel facilities.
Little Rock Nine
Black Panthers
Freedom riders
Freedom summer
In August 1963, thousands of people gathered at the ___________ in the U.S. capital to fight for political and economic justice.
Montgomery bus boycott
March on Washington
Birmingham Campaign
Freedom Summer
Which step was taken following this speech to advance the dream of Martin Luther King, Jr.?
desegregation of the military
elimination of the Ku Klux Klan
ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson
passage of new civil rights acts
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed in an effort to correct
racial discrimination and segregation
limitations on freedom of speech
unfair immigration
segregation in the military
The 1965 Voting Rights Act was a result primarily of
President Kennedy’s support
The March on Washington and the Selma March
Mississippi Freedom Summer and the Selma March
Greensboro sit-in
The advice of Malcolm X to the black community differed from Martin Luther King Jr. because Malcolm X suggested African Americans should…
defend themselves when physically assaulted
remain nonviolent, using civil disobedience
integrate public facilities
become sharecroppers instead of fighting back
What is segregation?
The enforced separation of racial groups.
To unite and give equal rights to racial groups.
Different rules for each racial group.
Lifestyles of racial groups.
What is integration?
The enforced separation of racial groups.
To unite and give equal rights to racial groups.
Different rules for each racial group.
Lifestyles of racial groups.
Eliminated literacy tests and poll taxes in all elections.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Affirmative Action
Which civil rights leader is associated with the phrase "by any means necessary" and advocated for a more militant approach to achieving civil rights?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Malcolm X
John Lewis
