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Mrs. Torres Black History Month - Review
Mrs. Torres Black History Month - Review
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Black History Month - past and present - informational text - station reviews
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1
Who was known as a non-violent civil rights activist?
Martin Luther King Jr.
George Washington Carver
Frederick Douglass
Thurgood Marshall
2
What are Jim Crow Laws?
Laws that help control people in the South
Laws that were put into place after Reconstruction
Laws that enforce racial segregation in Florida
Laws keeping everything equal but not so fair in the South
3
Who was Malcolm X and what was he known for?
All of these choices are correct
Got into trouble and spent some time in jail
loved to read and spend hours and hours reading
Was a gifted speaker
4
Who is the first African American president of the United States?
Kayne West
Frederick Douglass
Barack Obama
George Washington
5
Who was the first African American to play major league baseball?
Jackie Robinson
Jesse Owens
Alex Rodrigez
Carl Robbins
6
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. organize a famous bus boycott?
Birmingham, AL
Selma, AL
Montgomery, AL
Georgia
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What was Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech about?
dreams
how all men would be treated equal
how things are bad
how all men don't need to be treated equal
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Who was known as the "Conductor of the Underground Railroad"?
Ruby Bridges
Rosa Parks
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
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What does segregation mean?
separation of black and white people
I do not know
to protest
to unsegregate
10
Who was the first African American nominated for Vice President of the United States?
Barack Obama
George Washington Carver
Thurgood Marshall
Frederick Douglass
11
What was the Underground Railroad?
A secret railroad through caves
a freedom path that went towards the South
a set of safe trails and houses used to help slaves escape
The railroad that went across America
12
Who was the first African American Supreme Court justice?
Thurgood Marshall
George Washington Carver
Booker T. Washington
Frederick Douglass
13
Who became the American Ballet Theater's first black female principal dancer?
Misty Copeland
Misti Cooper
a ballerina
Mrs. Copeland
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What is the name of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous speech?
Dream Speech
I Have a Dream
Dreams can be nightmares
Who Has a Dream?
15
Who is known for refusing to give up her seat on a bus?
Rosa Parks
Mae Jemison
Coretta Scott King
Ruby Bridges
16
What caused the Civil War?
Factories built in the South
Price of cotton
Taxation by the North
Slavery & control of slavery
17
Who was the first African American to attend an all white school?
Ruby Bridges
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Rosa Parks
18
What does the Emancipation Proclamation do?
When slave got away from South they were FREE
Pardons slaves caught in Underground Railroad
Made Lincoln and enemy of the US
Ended Civil War
19
What is a slave?
a slave is a slave for their entire life
a slave is owned
a slave can travel on his or her own
slaves can vote
20
What inventor found new uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, soybeans, and pecans?
Booker T. Washington
Frederick Douglass
George Washington Carver
Thurgood Marshall
21
Why did Rosa Parks get in trouble for sitting in the front of the bus?
she didn't get in trouble
she wanted to get arrested
black people had to sit in the back
she sat in the back
22
Many people who came to the Colonies were indentured servants. What is an indentured servant?
servants who worked for some time then gained freedom
a member of the extended family who was not wellthought of
a slave who worked for a lifetime
a maid who got paid a regular wage
23
Who was known as the "Buckeye Bullet" that won 4 Gold Medals during the 1936 Olympics?
Babe Ruth
Jesse Owens
Thurgood Marshall
Jackie Robinson
