8th Grade Social Studies: Unit 7 2025

What earlier U.S. Supreme Court decision did "Brown v Board of Education" overturn?

• Worcester v. Georgia
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Dred Scot v. Sanford
• Cummings v. Richmond County

In "Brown v. Board of Education," the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that what was unconstitutional?

• Hiring minority teachers.
• Segregation in all public places
• School segregation.
• Free school lunches

Which civil rights leader believed in nonviolent protest?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Eugene Talmadge
• Herman Talmadge
• Lester Maddox

The General Assembly voted to change the state flag in 1956 to reflect its opposition to which ruling?

• Brown v Board of Education
• Dred Scot v. Sanford
• Plessy v Ferguson
• Worcester v. Georgia

Why did the General Assembly form the Sibley Commission?

• To build a new sports stadium
• to settle the controversy over the 1946 gubernatorial election
• to address school integration
• to decide on a new flag

In 1961 in a small town in south Georgia, Martin Luther King Jr. and over 500 of his supporters were jailed in response to their protests. What is the name given to this action?

• The Valdosta Protest
• The Albany Movement
• Savannah's Salvation
• Macon Madness

Which of the following would an African American citizen MOST likely be supportive of?

• the politics of Herman Talmadge
• integration
• segregation
• the 1956 state flag

What student group was formed to lead protests, sit-ins, marches, and boycotts as part of the Civil Rights Movement?

• CORE
• SCLC
• SNCC
• NAACP

Who of the following would MOST likely agree with the views of Lester Maddox?

• William Hartsfield
• Eugene Talmadge
• Ivan Allen, Jr.
• members of SNCC

What statement about John Lewis is false?

• He was the leader of SCLC
• He was a U.S. Representative from Georgia's 5th District
• He marched next to MLK in Selma, Alabama
• He gave a speech at the March on Washington