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African-Americans
LGBT
Native Americans
Women
Assorted!
100
Why are African-Americans a marginalized group?
Slavery/Segregation/Discrimination/etc.
100
What does LGBT stand for?
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender
100
What are the areas called where Native Americans were forced to live by white people?
Reservations
100
Who got the right to vote first - African-American men or white women?
African-American men.
100
From what European countries did immigrants come in the late 1800's?
Any Western/Southern ones.
200
What event in American history marked the end of slavery?
Civil War
200
Who was the first openly gay elected official?
Harvey Milk
200
On what type of land (quality of land) do Native Americans live on today?
Bad land/desert/hard to farm.
200
Why can we consider women a marginalized group?
Pay/laws against them and their rights/etc.
200
Which group became marginalized after 9/11?
Arab-Americans/Muslims
300
Why did the Black Panthers not like the police?
Police brutality against African-Americans
300
What jobs can LGBT people still not do in some states?
Teacher/work in a school
300
What did the Indian Removal Act do?
Forced Native Americans west and off their lands on to reservations.
300
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th
300
What group was put in Internment Camps during WWII?
Japanese-Americans
400
What is the Ten Point Program? Who made it?
A plan for the African-Americans to govern themselves, made by the Black Panthers.
400
What is the significance of the Stonewall Riots?
Gay men stood up for their rights against police abuse/raids
400
What are three statistics we can use to say Native Americans are marginalized?
Education/child mortality/drug abuse/teen pregnancy/etc.
400
What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
Fire in a factory where women worked, showed the bad working conditions they had.
400
What group struggled to gain equality when they ran for office because people felt they would be too loyal to the Pope and the Vatican?
Catholics
500
How did the Black Panthers help their community?
They gave free education, food, clothing, and medical care.
500
What was the Briggs Initiative?
Law to make it mandatory to fire gay teachers in California.
500
Why might some sports teams offend Native Americans?
Names are slurs/pictures are stereotypes.
500
What percentage of men's income do women make today in the U.S.?
77%
500
Compare two marginalized groups, using at least two specific examples.
Depends on the answer...