Civil Rights Movement
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  • Question 1
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    Q.  An African American women who was asked to give up her seat on the bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama was
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    Harriet B. Stowe
    Rosa Parks
    Michelle Obama
    Coretta King
  • Question 2
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    Q. Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is illegal to:
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    Allow children to work long hours in factories
    Segregate schools based on people’s skin color
    Pay black people less than white people for similar work
    Return an escaped slave to his/her master  
  • Question 3
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    Q. Thurgood Marshall was an important part of the Civil Rights Movement because: 
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    b. He was the first African American to be appointed Supreme Court Justice
    a.  He was the lawyer of Linda Brown during Brown vs. Board of Education case
    He spoke during the march on Washington
    a.  Both A and B
  • Question 4
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    Q.  Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
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    Freedom Rides
    Montgomery Bus Boycott
    March on Washington
    March from  Selma to Montgomery
  • Question 5
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    Q. How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?
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    It gave free transportation to African Americans
    It segregated buses in America
     It made Rosa Parks lots of money
    It helped de-segregate buses in America
  • Question 6
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    Q. What are Civil Rights?
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    Rights that only some citizens get
    Rights that all citizens get
     Rights that are civil
    Rights that are controlled by the president
  • Question 7
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    Q.  Martin Luther King Jr believed in
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    Violent protests
    Really loud protests
    Non-violent protests
    Violence  when needed protests
  • Question 8
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    Q.  Rosa Parks was arrested here when she refused to give up her seat on the bus. Also the site of a major bus boycott.
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     Atlanta, GA
    Montgomery, AL
    Washington, D.C. 
    Savannah, GA
  • Question 9
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    Q. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks were part of what movement in the 1950s and 1960s?
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    Anti-Immigration Movement
    Free Silver Movement
    Urban Renewal Movement
    Civil  Rights Movement
  • Question 10
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    Q. This law banned all literacy tests that kept many African Americans from voting. 
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    Civil Rights Act
    Voting Rights Act
    Civil Rights Movement
    24th Amendment
  • Question 11
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    Q. This law banned discrimination of any American because of race, gender,  or religion. 
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    Voting Rights Act
    Civil Rights Act
    15th  Amendment
    Civil Rights Movement
  • Question 12
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    Q. How did newspapers and media play a role in the Civil Rights Movement?
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    They showed how great Jim Crow laws were
    They showed how unfair Jim Crow laws were and helped convince people to join the Civil Rights Movement
     They made a lot of money following Martin Luther King Jr. 
    All of the above
  • Question 13
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    Q. In 1964, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution was added, outlawing poll taxes. How did poll taxes discriminate against African Americans?
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    They kept many African Americans from voting.
    They prevented African Americans from attending certain schools.
    They kept many African Americans from finding employment.
    They segregated African Americans on buses and in restaurants.
  • Question 14
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    Q. What was the main focus of Dr. King's famous speech?
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    Getting more money for America's black population
    Convincing everyone to live in peace and tranquility
    Celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
    Ending segregation and racial injustice in America
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