Laws
Who was Linda Brown's lawyer in Brown vs. Board?
a. Thurgood Marshall
b. Lyndon B. Johnson
c. John Lewis
d. Rosa Parks
What did African Americans fight for in the Civil Rights Movement?
a. segregation
b. equal rights
c. poll taxes
d. driver's license
Who refused to give up their seat on public transportation?
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr. used _____ methods to gain civil rights.
a. non-violent
b. violent
c. cruel
d. ineffective
a. non-violent
What technological advance came about during the Civil Rights Movement?
a. Microwaves
b. TV
c. cellphones
d. camera
b. TV
True or False: JFK passed the Civil Rights Act
False- it was Lyndon B. Johnson
When did the Civil Rights Movement take place?
a. 1890-1910
b. 2000-2010
c. 1950-1970
c. 1950-1970
What is a boycott?
Refusing to use a service or buy a product
Whose assassination caused many riots and angered Americans?
a. President JFK
b. Rosa Parks
c. MLK Jr.
d. Robert Kennedy
c. MLK Jr.
Stop working until your demands are met
What is the law that prohibits discrmination based on race, gender, or religion?
a. Voting Rights Act
b. Plessy vs. Furgeson
c. Civil Rights Act
d. Discrimination Act
c. Civil Rights Act
True or False: Rosa Parks was the first person to refuse to give up her seat
False- it was actually Claudette Colvin
What happened to Rosa Parks because she refused to give up her seat?
She was arrested and put in jail. She became a civil rights leader
Where was JFK assassinated?
a. in a theater
b. during a parade
c. at the White House
d. at a motel
b. during a parade
What country landed on the moon first?
a. USA
b. Soviet Union
c. China
a. USA
What was the ruling of Brown vs. Board of Education? What did they decide?
Segregation in schools was illegal. Schools had to integrate
What was the peaceful demonstration where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I have a dream" speech?
March on Washington
What was the outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Public transportation became integrated
_____ was also shot and killed while campaigning to be president in 1968.
a. MLK
b. Lyndon B. Johnson
c. JFK
d. Robert Kennedy
d. Robert Kennedy
a. George Washington
b. Lyndon B. Johnson
c. Robert Kennedy
d. Richard Nixon
b. Lyndon B. Johnson
Part 2: Which law banned literacy tests?
a. Civil Rights Act
b. Plessy vs. Furgeson
c. Brown vs Board
d. Voting Rights Act
Part 1: tricky voting tests that stopped African Americans from voting
Part 2: d. Voting Rights Act
Which event had over 250,000 participants and took place at the Lincoln Memorial?
a. Montgomery Bus Boycott
b. March on Washington
c. Sit-ins
d. Martin Luther King Jr's funeral
b. March on Washington
How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
a. 1 day
b. 200 days
c. 381 days
d. One year (365 days)
c. 381 days
Who was killed first?
a. President JFK
b. MLK Jr.
c. Robert Kennedy
a. President JFK
Cesar Chavez wanted to improve...
a. schools for kids
b. roads
c. working conditions for farmers
d. better soil to plant grapes
c. working conditions for farmers