Answering Questions
What was the main reason Rosa Parks was arrested?
Rosa Parks was arrested because she refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person, as the driver had asked.
Give a definition of
" Segregation"
To keep one group of people apart from another and treat them differently.
Rosa Parks was born on December 4, 1955.
False
She was born on February 4, 1913
The city ...
The city lost money because no one was riding the buses.
Who helped lead the protest after Rosa Parks was arrested?
Martin Luther King Jr. helped lead the protest after Rosa Parks was arrested.
What is the opposite of EQUAL?
Unequal
Unfair
Rosa Parks passed away in 2005.
True
But for ...
But for many years, Black people in the United States were still treated unfairly.
What happened after Rosa Parks was arrested?
After Rosa Parks was arrested, many African Americans in Montgomery stopped riding the buses to protest.
"In paragraph 3, find the word that means to say that you will not do or accept something. Is it correct?"
Read the sentence.
" Refused "
"Rosa refused to move, and the driver called the police."
The Montgomery bus boycott lasted for two weeks.
False
It lasted for more than a year.
A young pastor ...
A young pastor, Martin Luther King Jr., helped lead the protest.
What were some unfair rules that African Americans had to follow in the southern United States?
African Americans had to go to different schools than white children, and those schools were often not as good. They couldn’t eat in the same restaurants as white people and had to sit at the back of the bus.
"Which word means 'to show strong disagreement or objection, often through an action or demonstration'?"
" Protest "
Rosa Parks' actions helped inspire others to fight for civil rights.
True
Black children had ...
Black children had to go to separate schools from white children.
Why is Rosa Parks important in history?
Rosa Parks is important because her action of refusing to give up her seat helped start a big protest that fought against segregation. She inspired many people to stand up for equal rights.
Find the word that best matches this definition:
"To be taken by the police because they think you have broken the law."
" Arrested "
In 1863, President George Washington's Emancipation Proclamation gave freedom to slaves.
False
Abraham Lincoln was the president who gave freedom to the slaves.
The protest ended ...
The protest ended in 1956 when the Supreme Court ruled that segregation on buses was not allowed.