Vocabulary
Influential People
People/Events
Events
Events
100
A story, article, or speech that is based entirely on facts.
Nonfiction
100
Burned churches and killed African American sometimes for unknown reasons
Ku Klux Klan
100
What is Rosa's husband's name?
Raymond Parks
100
What did blacks have to do in order to vote?
They had to take a literacy test or own land.
100
Why would a boycott really hurt the bus company?
Over half of the riders were African American.
200
The main idea in a nonfiction text.
Central Idea
200
Founded and ran a school for African American girls.
Alice White
200
Why didn't she like her husband right away?
He was too white
200
How did whites make it harder for whites to register?
They would have the registration open when they knew most people would be at work.
200
Why did they want a woman to be the plaintiff for a case against bus segregation?
A woman would get more pity.
300
The first part of an introduction. It can be a story, quote, or interesting fact.
Attention Grabber
300
Refused to get up from her eat when a white man entered the bus.
Rosa Parks
300
How did Rosa's husband help other African Americans?
He worked on cases and was part of the NAACP.
300
How were people in Europe different than people in America?
They were kind and not racist towards blacks.
300
Who was the first black woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus?
Colette Colvin
400
A statement telling the reader what you are going to be talking about. It is the last part of the introduction.
Thesis
400
A group of nine men who were falsely accused of raping two white women.
Scottsboro Boys
400
Why didn't Rosa's husband want her to help with the cases he worked on?
It was too dangerous
400
What did the court case Brown v. Board of Education do for segregation?
It made schools integrated.
400
Why couldn't they use her as the test case for the NAACP?
Because she was pregnant and unmarried.
500
A person who fights for what they believe in.
Activist
500
A group that was there to help African Americans get equal rights.
NAACP
500
What job did Rosa have at the NAACP?
She was the secretary
500
What segregation law upset blacks the most?
The bus segregation
500
Why was Rosa the perfect plaintiff for the test case?
Because she was beyond reproach.
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