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WorksheetsMarcus Garvey and His Legacy
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
When did Marcus Garvey arrive in the United States?
1916
1920
1910
1925
What was the main goal of the Universal Negro Improvement Association?
To build a nation in Africa for Africans
To support European colonization of Africa
To establish a shipping line
To promote racial integration
How much common stock did the Black Star Line initially place on the market?
$250,000
$1,000,000
$750,000
$500,000
What was Marcus Garvey's view on W.E.B. Du Bois and the NAACP?
He saw them as allies
He criticized them as enemies of black people
He was indifferent
He considered them as mentors
In what year was Marcus Garvey arrested?
1919
1920
1930
1925
What was the primary reason for Marcus Garvey's criticism of the so-called intellectual Negroes?
Their opposition to commercial ventures
Their support for European colonization
Their skepticism of his vision for Africa
Their involvement in the slave trade
How many branches did the Universal Negro Improvement Association have according to Garvey?
900
500
700
1000
What was the outcome of the Black Star Line venture?
It was immediately successful and faced no challenges
It became the largest shipping company in the world
It was sold to a European company
It was a temporary ruin
What did Marcus Garvey believe about the equality of black people in the 20th century?
They should seek integration into white societies
They should only focus on Africa
They were equal to all men
They were inferior to whites
What was Marcus Garvey's vision for Africa?
A continent divided among European powers
A free trade zone for all nations
A vast empire controlled by the Negro
A place for European settlers
Read the list and answer the question that follows.
Selected Achievements of Marcus Garvey
-Founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association
-Established the Black Star Line steamship corporation
-Established the weekly newspaper Negro World for people of African descent
How did Marcus Garvey MOST impact African Americansin the early 1900s?
By desegregating schools and urban neighborhoods
By urging blacks to accept low paying jobs and social inequality
By promoting black cultural pride and economic independence
