US History Civil Rights Test 1

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History Civil Rights (Us History) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — Us History USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — Us History.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Civil Rights (Us History) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Civil Rights (Us History) · Country: USA · Region: USA — Us History

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

Who dreamed in 1963?

A) Martin Luther King Jr.

B) Malcolm X

C) Lewis

D) Randolph

Question 2

Which person rode Freedom Rides?

A) Soldiers

B) CORE activists

C) Tourists

D) Politicians

Question 3

Which of these did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?

A) banned polls

B) created primaries

C) protected Black voting rights

D) lowered voting age

Question 4

Name the person who rode Freedom Rides.

A) Soldiers

B) Tourists

C) Politicians

D) CORE activists

Question 5

Who marched Selma?

A) John Lewis and thousands

B) King alone

C) No marchers

D) Soldiers

Question 6

Provide the definition of Brown v. Board:

A) a voting case

B) ended school segregation 1954

C) a tax case

D) a war trial

Question 7

Which person refused to give up her bus seat in 1955?

A) Fannie Lou Hamer

B) Sojourner Truth

C) Rosa Parks

D) Harriet Tubman

Question 8

Which person were the Little Rock Nine?

A) soldiers

B) a band

C) athletes

D) Black students integrating school 1957

Question 9

Which term means "voting rights 1965"?

A) the Selma march for

B) the sit-in movement

C) the Little Rock Nine (1957)

D) Brown v. Board

Question 10

Who were the Little Rock Nine?

A) soldiers

B) Black students integrating school 1957

C) a band

D) athletes

Question 11

Which person dreamed in 1963?

A) Malcolm X

B) Lewis

C) Martin Luther King Jr.

D) Randolph

Question 12

Which of these did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?

A) ended war

B) gave votes only

C) built schools

D) banned segregation and job bias

Question 13

Which Supreme Court case ended segregation in schools?

A) Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

B) Dred Scott

C) Plessy v. Ferguson

D) Miranda

Question 14

What was Black Power?

A) Hate group

B) Pride self-reliance call

C) No slogan

D) Party name

Question 15

What best defines Little Rock 1957?

A) Peaceful mixing

B) School closing

C) Guarded integration

D) Court shutdown

Question 16

What best defines Albany Movement?

A) Victory

B) No campaign

C) Parade

D) 1961 Georgia campaign

Question 17

What best defines Birmingham 1963?

A) Protest crackdown

B) Parade

C) Fair

D) Game

Question 18

Who was "MFDP speaker"?

A) the first black Supreme Court justice

B) Fannie Lou Hamer

C) Malcolm X

D) Stokely Carmichael

Question 19

Name the person who were the Little Rock Nine.

A) soldiers

B) a band

C) Black students integrating school 1957

D) athletes

Question 20

Which of the following best defines Brown v. Board?

A) a voting case

B) a tax case

C) a war trial

D) ended school segregation 1954

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