Ruby Bridges
Segregation
Civil War
Mary Walker
Other
100
What grade was Ruby in?
1st grade
100
Jim Crow was portrayed as a slave who was ....
happy, lazy, clumsy, etc.
100
What was the biggest disagreement the North and the South had which led to the Civil War?
the issue of slavery
100
Where was Mary born?
Alabama
100
State one fact about the Reconstruction Amendments.
Abolition of slavery, Citizenships for black people,
the right to vote for African American men
200
What was Ruby's teacher's name?
Ms. Barbara Henry
200
Name 3 public places where Jim Crow laws were practiced.
Schools, Water Fountains, Buses, Taxis, Military, Hospital, Cemetery, Restaurants, Parks, Churches, etc.
200
Name 3 states that were part of the Union.
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York, California, Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
200
What was Mary's dream?
to be able to read and write, to become free
200
What is the antonym of 'Segregation'?
Integration, Desegregation
300
What part of the U.S. was Ruby's teacher from?
North
300
The U.S. Supreme Court Case which ended segregation was: ___________ v. Board of Education
Brown
300
Name 3 states that were part of the Confederacy (slave states.)
Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Virginia.
300
State 3 things slaves were not allowed to do.
Could not vote, travel, marry legal, no fair trial, could not go to school, no public gathering, etc.
300
What were some positive things that supported Ruby Bridges in order for her to keep going to school?
Her parents, Dr. Cole, Ms. Henry, Ruby's faith, resilience, other kids coming to school, U.S. Marshals.
400
Who escorted Ruby to school each day?
U.S. Marshals
400
Which lawyer presented the case: Brown v. Board of Education?
Thurgood Marshall
400
Which side won the Civil War?
The Union (the North)
400
What were some of the jobs Mary had throughout her life? State 2.
Sharecropping, cotton picking, nanny, house maid, etc.
400
State two facts about Rosa Parks.
African American, refusal to give in on the segregated bus, triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott, etc.
500
What did Ruby become after she grew up?
Civil Rights Activist
500
Thurgood Marshall argued that "Separate but _______" is unconstitutional.
Equal
500
State 3 facts about Abraham Lincoln.
16th, Kentucky, log cabin, top hat, tallest President, lawyer, poor, issued the E.P. , against slavery, led the Union, etc.
500
Why was it difficult for African Americans to vote? Provide one reason.
Literacy Test, KKK, the Poll Tax
500
What was Dr. King's dream?
Integration of white people and black people
Equality for all people