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Unit 6 Chapter 2 Towards a More Perfect Union

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following took place at the event shown in the image?

a)

The Civil Rights Act was passed.

b)

People watched Jackie Robinson play baseball

c)

A federal holiday was established in Dr. King's honor.

d)

Dr. King's "I have a dream speech."

2.

What action is going on in this photograph?

a)

boycott of a dinner that didn't serve African American people

b)

March on Washington

c)

sit-in at segregated lunch

d)

war

3.

What did Martin Luther King Jr. believe could bring about great change? Select the two correct answers.

a)

peaceful protest

b)

birthday parties

c)

sit -ins

d)

winning laws

4.

What Supreme Court decision resulted from the actions of Rosa Parks?

a)

It was against the law to prevent African American people from voting.

b)

It was against the law for people to take part in a boycott against a city.

c)

It was against the law for people to take part in the Civil Rights Movement.

d)

it was against the law to make African American people sit in segregated seating on public transit.

5.

Why did this woman get arrested?

a)

She organized African American children to integrate all-white schools.

b)

She refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white passenger.

c)

She started a sit-in to challenge segregation in restaurants.

d)

A

She challenged the voting laws in her state.

6.


What kind of school did Rosa Parks attend as a child? Select the two correct answers.

a)

It was large and new. 

b)

It was a one-room schoolhouse.

c)

It held classes all year round.

d)

it did not have enough supplies for all

7.


What was the main cause of the integration of New Orleans public schools?

a)

a decision by the Supreme Court

b)

a new law passed by Congress

c)

a boycott in New Orleans

d)

a large march in Washington, D.C.

8.

How did this man change professional sports?

a)

He was the first African American player in an all-white professional sports league.

b)

He was the first African American professional baseball player to break the home run record.

c)

He was the first African American player to be on more than one professional sports team at the same time.

d)

He demanded special treatment from teammates and fans.

9.

What does this image show?

a)

equal rights

b)

civil rights

c)

suffrage

d)

segregation

10.

This person used their position as a famous sports hero to gain support for civil rights 

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King

b)

Jackie Robertson

c)

Woody Wilson

d)

Rosa Parks

11.

This person spoke against segregation and championed nonviolent protest 

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

John F. Kennedy

12.

This person refused to give up a seat on a bus and started a large protest against segregation

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Jackie Chan Lee

13.

This person helped integrate an elementary school in Louisiana 

a)

Mrs. Dakota

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

J. Truth

d)

Alice Paul