WorksheetsU6C2 The Civil Rights Movement
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is promised to all Americans in many of the United States’ laws and documents?
Civil rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Access to free higher education, guaranteed employment, and the ability to vote
The promise that every citizen will have equal wealth, a government position, and personal security
The right to earn as much money as possible and be given land by the government without restrictions
What did segregation laws do?
Gave African Americans more rights and freedoms than other groups.
Separated African American and white people in public spaces.
Allowed all people to use public spaces equally, regardless of race.
Allowed people of different races to live and work together without restrictions.
Why was the right to vote so important to many African American people?
Voting was not important to African Americans.
It meant they no longer had to follow any laws they disagreed with.
It allowed them to elect officials to pass new laws to end segregation.
It gave them special privileges and benefits that other citizens did not have.
What did Jackie Robinson do after he left the army?
Became a teacher at an all white school.
Started the first African American owned business.
Played baseball for the Kansas City Monarchs
Became a musician.
What happened when the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers saw Jackie Robinson play?
He asked him to play for the Kansas City Monarchs.
He asked him to become the first African American athlete to play Major League Baseball.
He offered him a coaching position for an all white team.
He criticized his performance and treated him unkindly.
What important thing did Jackie Robinson do on April 15, 1947?
He retired from baseball.
He was the first African American to play on a Major League team.
He gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.
He fused to get out of his seat on a public transit.
How did many players and fans react when Jackie Robinson began playing for the Dodgers?
They were nice to him
They were indifferent
They were cruel and unkind
They supported him
Why did U.S. deputy marshals have to guard Ruby Bridges as she went to school?
Because she was a famous African American
Because she was a white teacher
Because crowds of angry people gathered outside the school to protest desegregation
Because she was late for school
Why did Martin Luther King Jr. get involved in the Civil Rights Movement?
To become the first famous African American.
To end the unfair treatment of people of color and replace it with legal equality
To start a new school for African American children.
To write a book about his experience as a slave.
Why was leading the Civil Rights Movement dangerous?
Because they often had to give long speeches in front of the public.
Because many people were angry about the changes being worked on.
Because they had to travel often and it was exhausting.
Because leading the movement meant giving up all personal freedoms.
What did Martin Luther King Jr. and the other leaders hope to bring about through elections?
change
nothing
new schools
inequality
Why did African American people living in southern states hold sit-ins at lunch counters?
To protest against unfair taxes on food.
To protest the laws that said they were not allowed there.
To encourage businesses to offer more food options and lower prices.
To demand better wages and working conditions.
What was the dream that Martin Luther King Jr. described in his speech?
That everyone would have the same job and live in the same type of home.
That someday people would be judged by the content of their character, not the color of their skin
That all people would live in separate communities, each with their own traditions and cultures.
That there was a world where everyone would be rich and famous, regardless of their background.
What does this image show?
segregation
civil rights
suffrage
equal rights
What was the main reason New Orleans public schools started letting African American students and white students go to school together?
a large march in Washington, D.C.
a new law passed by Congress
a decision by the Supreme Court
a boycott in New Orleans
Which of the following describes the kind of school Rosa Parks attended as a child? Choose two.
It did not have enough supplies for all.
It was a one-room schoolhouse.
It was for African American and white children
It held classes all year round.
Why did Rosa Parks get arrested?
She started a sit-in to challenge segregation in restaurants
She challenged the voting laws in her state.
She refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white passenger.
She organized African American children to integrate all-white schools.
What did the U.S. Supreme Court decide about making African American passengers give up their seats on public transit?
that segregation on public transit for African Americans was legal.
that making African American passengers sit in segregated seating on public transit was illegal.
that public transit seats are not subject to constitutional rights.
that African American passengers must always give up their seats on public transit.
What action is being shown in this image?
a) a boycott of a diner that didn’t serve African American people
b) the March on Washington that occurred in 1963
c) the success of the Civil Rights Movement
d) a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter
Use the image to answer the question. Which of the following took place at the event shown in the image?
The Civil Rights Act was passed.
Dr. King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.
People watched Jackie Robinson play baseball.
A federal holiday was established in Dr. King’s honor.
Segregation is __________________.
the refusal to follow certain laws as a form of a peaceful protest.
the act of keeping people separate, usually on the basis of someone's race.
What did Martin Luther King Jr. believe could bring about great change?
church services
education for all
non peaceful protests
peaceful protests
Boycott is __________________.
the freedoms and legal protections guaranteed to all citizens.
to refuse to buy a product or use a service due to protesting.
Discrimination is __________________.
the unfair treatment of people because of something they cannot change.
the refusal to follow certain laws as a form of peaceful protects.
