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WorksheetsUnit 7 - Civil Rights Movement
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 40mins
What were the laws designed to keep white people and black people apart called?
Segregation Laws
Jim Crow Laws
Seperation Laws
Separate but Equal Laws
What is the keeping of white and black people separate called?
Segregation
Seperation
Keeping Apart
Division
Which court case involved the protest of a man named Oliver Brown for his daughter, Linda Brown, to be able to attend a white school that was much closer to her house than the black school?
Brown V. Mississippi
Brown V. BOE
Brown V. All Schools
Brown V. the South
In Brown V. BOE, what did the court rule about school segregation?
That it was alright as long as the facilities were equal.
That it was unconstitutional.
That it was wrong, but you could still do it if you wanted.
That it was perfectly fine.
Which important Civil Rights figure refused to give up his/her spot on the bus after a long day of work?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rosa Parks
Thurgood Marshall
After Rosa Parks was arrested, who led the protest to boycott busses called the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Thurgood Marshall
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr. believed that African Americans could gain their rights by protesting against unfair laws in what way?
Violently
By fighting
With a Civil War
Peacefully
What was the 1963 march led by Martin Luther King Jr. in which more than 250,000 people marched through Washington, D.C. called?
March on DC
March on Washington
Marching Orders
Trail through Washington
What is the name of MLK's most famous speech?
I Can See it Now
I Have a Plan
I Have a Dream
Dreams
Which law banned discrimination of any American because of their race, religion, or color?
The Civil Disobedience Act
The Civil Rights Act
Rights Law
Right to be Civil Act
In August 1968, who gave the famous 'I have a dream' speech at the march on Washington?
Mr. Billy
Malcolm X
Dr. Martin Luther King jr.
Why were the 4 men not allowed to sit at the lunch counter?
They were black and the restraunt was segregated.
It was reserved for Mr. Billy's birthday party
The waitress thought the men looked dangerous
What city did the bus boycott take place
San Fransico
Beiijing
Montgomery
Serfinasburg
What kind of marches did Martin Luther King Jr. lead?
large
mad
nonviolent
violent
The Freedom Riders were a group of African Americans and Whites who rode buses to..?
Encourage A.A.'s to leave the south and move north
to protest racial segregation throughout the south
to promote membership in the KKK
to gain support for the Vietnam war
Jim Crow
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaw?
denying the right to vote based on race or color
denying the right to vote based on gender
allowing people to vote multiple times
allowing people under the age of 21 to vote
This group traveled around the South in buses, stopping to protest segregation in large cities
Integration Station
Freedom Riders
The Little Rock Nine
Bus Brigade
What high school did the Little Rock Nine attend?
Middle High School
City High School
Central High School
Western High School
County High School
Laws passed by states following the Civil War to separate Blacks from whites such as separate schools.
Jim Crow Laws
Apartheid
Ethnic Cleansing
Nuremberg Laws
What did the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson establish?
Reversed the Brown v. Board decision
Ruled that Blacks were not citizens and therefore could not present cases to the Supreme Court
Legalized Jim Crow Laws--"separate but equal"
Redefined the classification of "negro"
What did Martin Luther King Jr. insist upon as he emerged as a main leader of the Civil Rights Movement?
That demonstrators fight violence with violence.
That they use non-violent methods such as sit-ins and marches.
To use only legal channels supported by the NAACP
Not to include whites in the movement.
How did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) aid in the Civil Rights Movement?
They worked to elect politicians supportive of African American's struggle for equality.
They collected donations to use as bail money for African Americans jailed when arrested for protesting.
They challenged unfair or unconstitutional laws in the courts often appealing cases to the Supreme Court.
They focused on winning African Americans fair wages and employment opportunities.
What was the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. the Board of Education?
Public schools were ordered to desegregate.
Only public high schools had to desegregate.
It upheld an earlier ruling that as long as the facilities were equal, there could be separate schools for white and black students.
Schools were allowed 5 years in which to desegregate.
The right to vote, assemble, petition the government & freedom of speech, the press & religion are examples of what?
Citizenship
Civil Rights
Human Rights
State Rights
How did the black community of Montgomery respond to Rosa Parks arrest led by Martin Luther King Jr.?
Went on strike
Participated in a bus boycott for 381 days
Ignored her arrest fearful of losing their jobs
Criticized her for stirring things up
How did college students pressure Woolworth store to desegregate its lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina?
Filed false reports to the health department
Conducted sit-ins
Boycotted the store
Firebombed the store
Attacks on white homes
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
Texas vs. Johnson
Tinker vs. DesMoines
Brown vs. Board of Education
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Which definition describes racism?
A belief that national interests an culture are superior to others
Policy or attitude against age groups
Prejudice or discrimination based on race
Prejudice or discrimination based on gender
What is the word that describes a type of peaceful protest in which people stop buying or doing something?
Sit-in
March
Boycott
Picket line
