Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement aimed to improve the lives of what group of people?
Black community / African Americans
Slavery was outlawed in some states before the Civil War. These states were considered to be the "free states." Were they the North, or the South?
North states
Tom has 30 Pokemon cards. He finds 12 more Pokemon cards under his bed. How many baseball cards does Tom have total?
42 Pokemon cards
He was the first Black president of the United States.
Barack Obama
This woman protested segregation on buses by calmly saying "no." Her action led to a boycott that lasted over a year.
Rosa Parks
Which month is Black History Month?
February
Some states wanted slavery to continue. These states wanted to secede from America so that they could continue to own slaves. Were they the North, or the South?
South states (confederacy)
A library has 50 books. If 15 books are checked out, how many books are still in the library?
35 books
This man gave many inspirational speeches in the Civil Rights Era. His most famous one is "I have a dream..."
Martin Luther King Jr (MLK)
This person played for the Chicago Bulls and helped design Nike Air Jordan shoes.
Michael Jordan
True or False:
Gallaudet University has always welcomed Black students.
False.
Gallaudet did not allow Black students until 1950
The name of the network of secret routes and safe houses that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
The Underground Railroad
On Friday, each student had 5 Spin the Wheel tickets. There were 6 students in class. How many total Spin the Wheel tickets did the class have?
5 x 6 = 30
The King of Pop music who has awesome dance moves, including a "heehee!"
Michael Jackson
She was the first African- and Asian-American woman to become vice president.
Kamala Harris
Name three examples of segregation.
schools, restaurants, movie theatres, buses, water fountains, bathrooms...
After she escaped slavery, this woman helped over 70 people escape through the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
A farmer has 80 strawberries. He picks 20 more strawberries and then sells 25 strawberries. How many strawberries does he have now?
75 strawberries
He was one of the first Black football players to join the NFL.
Kenny Washington
He was a great boxer and a poet. One of his most famous lines is "I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Muhammad Ali
Brown vs Board of Education was a lawsuit that ended segregation in schools. In what year did this case take place?
1954
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery in America in what year?
1863 (1865 is when all the states followed the law)
Samantha read 12 pages of a book each day for 5 days. If she then reads 10 more pages, how many pages has she read in total?
70 pages
He was the first African American to go to space.
Guion Bluford
He was a scientist who helped farmers by discovering how to keep soil rich in nutrients.
George Washington Carver