Chapter 12 History 4th Grade

What do the letters NAACP stand for?

• National Association for Caring People

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

• Nations Always Accepting Cat Pets

• National Association for the Acting Court People

Who ordered an end to segregation in the armed forces?

• President Harry Truman

• President Abraham Lincoln

• President George Washington

• President Woodrow Wilson

Who said, "... that which is built upon prejudice or ill will cannot survive in a democracy."?

• Eli Whitney

• George Washington

• Alabama Governor "Big Jim Folsom"

• Johnny Ford

How did Rosa Parks break a segregation law?

• She did not move to the table in the back of a restaurant.

• She did not share her money with a white person.

• She did not go to her job.

• She did not move to the back of the bus when a white man got on the bus.

Who was the major civil rights leader in Alabama and the nation during the 1950s and 1960s?

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• "Big Jim" Folsom

• Eli Whitney

• Johnny Ford

What did the Montgomery bus boycott bring about?

• It brought an end to building buses.

• It made people work to build buses.

• It created more buses.

• It led to the end of segregation on public buses.

How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last?

• Over a year (or 381 days)

• 4 days

• Over a month (or 35 days)

• Ten years

How many black Montgomery citizens took part in the bus boycott?

• 40,000

• 20,000

• 800

• 100,000

Which of the following was the main goal of the civil rights movement?

• Allow blacks to sit anywhere on the buses.

• Register blacks to vote.

• Give women the right to vote.

• Have everyone treated equally.

In which book would you most likely find information about Rosa Parks?

• Recipes of the Great American Cooks

• Civil Rights History of Alabama

• Horoscopes of the Rich and Famous

• Great Women of the World 1600-1700