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The civil rights leader who delivered the iconic 'I Have a Dream' speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
This legislation signed into law in 1830 by President Andrew Jackson authorized the forced removal of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States
What is the Indian Removal Act
This event in 1882 marked the first major restriction on immigration to the United States, targeting a specific ethnic group and prohibiting their entry into the country
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act
This landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, marking a significant victory in the Civil Rights Movement
What is Brown v. Board of Education
This tragic event in American history, occurring in the 1830s, involved the forced relocation of several Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in the Southeast to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma
What is the Trail of Tears
The executive order issued in 1942 that resulted in the forced relocation and internment of over 100,000 Japanese Americans during World War II
What is Executive Order 9066
This African American activist and religious leader, known for his advocacy of black nationalism and his involvement in the Nation of Islam, was assassinated in 1965
Who is Malcolm X
This Native American tribe, originating from the Southeastern United States, fiercely resisted forced removal to Indian Territory and waged a series of wars against the U.S. government in Florida
What is the Seminole Tribe
This event caused the first significant wave of Asian American immigration to the USA on the West Coast
What is the California Gold Rush
This significant event, organized by civil rights activists in 1965, aimed to secure voting rights for African Americans but resulted in a violent clash on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama
What is the Selma to Montgomery March
This Native American woman, of Cherokee descent, played a crucial role as a guide and interpreter during the Lewis and Clark Expedition, contributing significantly to its success
Who is Sacagawea
This 1965 legislation abolished the national origins quota system, which had heavily favored immigration from European countries, and instead prioritized family reunification and skilled immigrants, leading to a significant increase in immigration from Asia
What is the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965