The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Question 1

Why was Bradford arrested?

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C: For sitting in the “wrong” part of the bus

Question 2

Put the following events in the correct sequence. Rosa Parks was arrested. Martin Luther King was arrested. Montgomery buses were attacked. The MIA started a carpool program. Montgomery buses were integrated. Claudette Colvin and Mary Louise Smith were arrested.

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B: 2

Question 3

Why did Parks refuse to give up her seat on the bus?

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A: She was tired of being treated as a second-class citizen.

Question 4

Read this passage from a speech given by Martin Luther King about the bus boycott, and then answer the question.According to Dr. King, what is the “glory of America”?

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C: The right to protest

Question 5

Herbert and her husband spoke out against ✔ Jim Crow lawsintegrationthe Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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A: Jim Crow laws

Question 6

This photo shows a crowd waiting to go into a courtroom to face charges related to the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.What does the size of the crowd facing arraignment suggest about the boycott?

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The United Farm Workers (UFW) primarily used nonviolent strategies, such as strikes, national boycotts (like the grape boycott), and hunger strikes to advocate for better wages and working conditions for migrant laborers. In contrast, the American Indian Movement (AIM) used more confrontational and militant tactics, including the occupation of Alcatraz Island and the armed standoff at Wounded Knee, to draw national attention to treaty violations and demand tribal sovereignty.

Question 7

What do the headlines show about reaction to the boycott?

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B: It was sometimes violent.

Question 8

What led Bradford to challenge the segregated bus system?

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C: She was tired of being treated unfairly.

Question 9

Question 9

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D: 4

Question 10

Which statement best describes Rosa Parks?

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C: She and her husband had long been active in the civil rights movement.

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