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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAn African American women who was asked to give up her seat on the bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama wasHarriet B. StoweRosa ParksMichelle ObamaCoretta King
- 2. Multiple ChoiceBrown 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:Allow children to work long hours in factoriesSegregate schools based on people’s skin colorPay black people less than white people for similar workReturn an escaped slave to his/her master
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHow was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?It gave free transportation to African AmericansIt segregated buses in AmericaIt made Rosa Parks lots of moneyIt helped de-segregate buses in America
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat are Civil Rights?Rights that only some citizens getRights that all citizens getRights that are civilRights that are controlled by the president
- 5. Multiple ChoiceMartin Luther King Jr believed inViolent protestsReally loud protestsNon-violent protestsViolence when needed protests
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThis law banned all literacy tests that kept many African Americans from voting.Civil Rights ActVoting Rights ActCivil Rights Movement24th Amendment
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThis law banned discrimination of any American because of race, gender, or religion.Voting Rights ActCivil Rights Act15th AmendmentCivil Rights Movement
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow did newspapers and media play a role in the Civil Rights Movement?They showed how great Jim Crow laws wereThey showed how unfair Jim Crow laws were and helped convince people to join the Civil Rights MovementThey made a lot of money following Martin Luther King Jr.All of the above
- 9. Multiple ChoiceIn 1964, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution was added, outlawing poll taxes. How did poll taxes discriminate against African Americans?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.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Boycott means
give extra time to help others
give food to the needy
help teach others to read and write
refuse to buy, do, or use something to protest or make change
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Supreme Court Case Plessy vs. Ferguson establish?The Jim Crow lawsThe idea of a national bankThe doctrine of “separate but equal”The idea that all men are created equal
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?A law that banned segregation in the United StatesA law that gave women the right to voteA law that give Native Americans equal rightsA law that banned smoking in public places
- 13. Multiple Choice
When was JFK assassinated
1748 March 18th
1904 February 12th
1963 November 22nd
1963 April 22nd
- 14. Multiple Choice
When was MLK assassinated
1804 April 15th
1968 March 8th
2017 December 3rd
1968 April 4th
- 15. Multiple Choice
Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice, first became famous for which of the following:Organizing the March on WashingtonNot giving us his bus seatWinning the court case of Brown versus Board of EducationGiving African Americans the right to vote - 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?It gave black women the right to voteIt made literacy tests in order to vote illegalIt made Jim Crow Laws illegalIt gave all blacks the right to vote
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?It made Jim Crow Laws illegalIt allowed blacks to run for public officeIt ended segregation in schoolsIt made poll taxes illegal
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe March on Washington was most famous because . . .it caused race riots in the nation's Capital200,000 people worked together to help blacks get the right to votethe KKK became an illegal organization because of the marchMartin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I have a Dream: speech, which inspired hundreds of thousands to help the Civil Rights Movement
- 19. Multiple Choice
Who changed American baseball by becoming one of the first African-American professional baseball players in the major leagues?
Jackie Robinson
Martin Luther King, Jr.
John Kennedy
Thurgood Marshall
- 20. Multiple Choice
How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
24 hours
Over 1 year
3 weeks
6 months
- 21. Multiple Choice
Why was Birmingham, AL targeted for a civil rights campaign?
Because Birmingham supported civil rights
President Kennedy was born there
It was the only southern city that was segregated
It was the most segregated city in the South
- 22. Multiple Choice
Jim Crow Laws are what?
Laws that enforced strict separation of the races
Laws protecting African Americans
Laws that restored equal rights to African Americans
Laws that restricted voting rights in the North
- 23. Multiple Choice
What civil rights organization won multiple court cases against segregation?
SCLC
CORE
NAACP
MIA
- 24. Multiple Choice
Federal troops were sent to what city by President Eisenhower to protect students?
Topeka, KS
Montgomery, AL
Baltimore, MD
Little Rock, AR
- 25. Multiple Choice
The conflict at Little Rock's High School was in response to what?
Brown v. Board of Education
Voting Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Montgomery Bus Boycott
- 26. Multiple Choice
What president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Johnson
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Trump
- 27. Multiple Choice
While in prison, Malcolm X converted to what?
Church of Scientology
The Black Panthers
Malcolm Y
Nation of Islam
- 28. Multiple Choice
Empowering federal officials to oversee voting registration happened in what piece of legislation?
Brown v. Board of Education
Civil Rights Act of 1956
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
- 29. Multiple Choice
Name the confrontation on Edmund Pettus Bridge during the March on Selma.
"Black Friday"
"Freedom Summer"
"Selma Saturday"
"Bloody Sunday"
- 30. Multiple Choice
The 24th Amendment to the Constitution banned what?
Segregated buses
Discrimination
Integrated schools
Poll Taxes
- 31. Multiple Choice
"Freedom Summer" involved what?
Volunteers help African Americans find jobs
MLK traveled across the US promoting civil rights
Volunteers help African Americans register to vote
Malcolm X urged African Americans to fight against whites
- 32. Multiple Choice
How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 affect employment?
Federal government could segregate schools
It gave employers the right to discriminate
Outlawed job discrimination and created the EEOC
Gave employees the right to organize unions
- 33. Multiple Choice
When did the Black Panther Party believe African Americans would be free?
When everyone has a high standard of living
When they had full control of their communities
When all technology is taken from businessmen
When the government gave everyone employment
- 34. Multiple Choice
What court case did Brown v. Board of Education strike down?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Korematsu v. United States
Schenck v. United States
- 35. Multiple Choice
The refusal to obey laws that are considered unjust is called?
Integration
Boycotting
Civil Disobedience
Segregation
- 36. Multiple Choice
What is it called when African Americans would sit at "whites-only" lunch counter to protest segregation?
Boycott
School
Bus
Sit-in
- 37. Multiple Choice
Who was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) who emphasized nonviolent protest?
Rosa Parks
Thurgood Marshall
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceDr. King believed in using peaceful demonstrations to get the government to listen to the demands of the Civil Rights Movement. He was influence by this person....Malcolm XBuddahMahatma GhandiMartin L. King Sr.
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhich two people began the Black Panther Party?Huey P. Newton, Eldridge CleaverEldridge Cleaver, Bobby SealeHuey P. Newton, Bobby SealeLinda, Zaida
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the Black Panther Party originate?New York, New YorkOakland, CaliforniaChicago, IllinoisLos Angeles, California
- 41. Multiple Choice
How was the Black Panther Party different than MLK?
They advocated the use of armed resistance
They were a religious organization
They called for peaceful protests and MLK did not
They were from Wakanda
- 42. Multiple Choice
Malcolm X was most similar to which other Civil Rights Leader or Group?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
the Black Panther Party
Cesar Chavez
Booker T. Washington
- 43. Multiple ChoiceBlack nationalist leader who for awhile was a spokesman for the Nation of Islam; talked about black freedom “by any means necessary;” was assassinated on February 21, 1965, in NYC by Nation of Islam membersMalcolm XMartin Luther King, Jr.
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhich amendment freed African slaves?13th14th15th
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhich amendment gave African Americans citizenship?13th14th15th
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhich amendment gave African American men the right to vote?13th14th15th
- 47. Multiple Choice
segregation
Separating people based on the color of their skin
The lack of fairness
The right to vote
- 48. Multiple Choice
The federal government responded to which issue by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
unfair lending practices by banks
unequal representation in local legislatures
inadequate medical services in urban areas
discrimination by employers
- 49. Multiple Choice
What role did Arkansas governor Orval Faubus play in the Little Rock Crisis?
He vetoed legislation to establish a separate school system for whites and blacks.
He challenged the authority of the federal government to desegregate schools.
He helped minimize race-related violence by establishing integrated advisory groups.
He refused assistance from the federal government to improve minority graduation rates.
- 50. Multiple Choice
Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their 15th Amendment rights?
the Supreme Court decision in Sweat v. Painter
the executive order to desegregate the U.S. Army
the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
- 51. Multiple Choice
In the late 1800s, the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson -
established a legal remedy for victims of discrimination
created a legal justification for segregation laws
affirmed the legality of federal regulation of state elections
recognized pubic protests as a legal form of civil disobedience
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhat are Civil Rights?Rights that only some citizens getRights that all citizens getRights that are civilRights that are controlled by the president
- 53. Multiple Choice
Landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned the ruling that schools could be segregated and declared racial segregation in schools unconstitutional; ruled on May 17, 1954
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Brown vs. Board of Education
14th Amendment
- 54. Multiple Choice
This sign represents what laws in the South
Racial Rules
Lincoln Laws
Black Codes
Jim Crow
- 55. Multiple ChoiceHe was the governor of Arkansas and a segregationist who did not want 9 students to enroll in Little Rock High School.Orval FaubusGeorge WallaceLester MaddoxHeman Sweatt
- 56. Multiple Choice
Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment rights?
The Supreme Court decision in Sweatt v. Painter
The executive order to desegregate the U.S. army
The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
- 57. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a direct result of the civil rights movement?
an increase in respect for suburban housewives
increased political participation by minority groups
the revitalization of inner cities
increased migration to rural areas
- 58. Multiple Choice
In his “letter from Birmingham Jail”, Martin Luther King, Jr. argued that people have a moral responsibility to —
Break unjust laws
Appear for jury duty
Accept the status quo
Reform the prison system
- 59. Multiple Choice
Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
John F Kennedy
Dwight D Eisenhower
Lyndon B Johnson
Richard Nixon
- 60. Multiple ChoiceWhich three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?17th,18th,19th13th,14th,15th13th,14th,16th8th,9th,10th
- 61. Multiple ChoiceJim Crow Lawswere federal laws that everyone in America had to obeywhere state laws in southern states that made segregation against the lawmade it possible for southern states to set up segregated societieswhere overturned in Plessy vs. Ferguson
- 62. Multiple Choice
Who was the president at the time that the Little Rock 9 led the integration in Little Rock high schools?
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Richard Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
- 63. Multiple Choice
Brown v. Board of Education determined that separate is _____ Equal
Not
Definitely
Totally
Kind of
- 64. Multiple Choice
Hernandez v. Texas determined that...
Mexican Americans had equal protection under the 14th amedment
Mexican Americans could have a jury of their peers
Schools had to change financing policies.
Segregation was illegal.
- 65. Multiple Choice
Which court case extended protection against discrimination to Hispanics
Hernandez v. Texas
Lopez v. Texas
Miranda v. Texas
None of the above
- 66. Multiple Choice
Which case brought an end to segregated schools for Hispanics in California?
Brown v. Board of Education
Mendez v. Westminster
Plessy v. Ferguson
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
- 67. Multiple Choice
How was Pete Hernandez denied a fair trial according to Hernandez v. Texas?
could not afford a lawyer
did not show up for court case
was disrespectful in court
his ethnicity
- 68. Multiple Choice
Which court case determined that segregation of Mexican American students in TEXAS was illegal?
Mendez v. Westminster
Delgado v. Bastrop
Edgewood v. Kirby
White v. Regester
- 69. Multiple Choice
-Supreme Court case in which justices agreed that a Negro must be admitted at the University of Texas School of Law
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Sweatt v. Painter
Sherman Antitrust Act
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