AnswersEAP-Virginia and US History B CROrganizing to Demand Rights

Nonviolent Protest Answers

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They lacked transportation to voting registration sites.
T
They failed to complete their voter registration forms in time.
T
They were intimidated by violent threats and actions.
T
They were not interested in a government that segregated them.
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On a national level, the American public was

A
ambivalent about
B
supportive of
C
outraged by
D
unaware of
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Which was the result of a bomb that exploded at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham?

C
Church members attacked the bombers.
F
Four young girls were killed.
M
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested.
H
Hundreds of child protesters were arrested.
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Which occurred after James Meredith won the right to legally attend the University of Mississippi?

T
The governor and university officials blocked him from enrolling.
S
State police protected him so that he could enroll.
R
Riots that broke out prevented him from enrolling.
T
The governor and university officials helped him enroll.
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What role did the media play during the Birmingham protests?

T
The media led protests.
T
The media petitioned the police for justice.
T
The media informed the rest of the country.
T
The media exaggerated the racial problems.
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A result of the media showing the United States the violence against peaceful protestors in Birmingham was

A
Dr. King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”
B
the passing of civil rights legislation.
C
more violence against protestors.
D
the resignation of Eugene O’Connor.
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The main goal of the Freedom Summer campaign was

i
integrating public schools.
i
integrating lunch counters.
r
registering African Americans to vote.
b
boycotting segregated public buses.
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Why did Governor Wallace resist enrolling African Americans in the University of Alabama?

A
He thought integration was a states’ rights issue.
B
He thought integration was an education issue.
C
He thought integration was a religious issue.
D
He thought integration was an economic issue.
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most likely

N
New laws would have to give more freedom to whites.
N
New laws were needed to protect the rights of African Americans.
O
Old laws would have to remain in place “as is.”
A
African Americans would have to pass laws on their own behalf.
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Eugene “Bull” Connor, the commissioner of public safety in Birmingham in the 1960s,

A
arrested members of the Ku Klux Klan.
B
bailed Martin Luther King Jr. out of jail.
C
protected protesters from white resisters.
D
led a violent crackdown on civil rights protests.
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Which occurred when James Meredith applied to the University of Mississippi?

H
He was admitted to the university.
H
He was blocked from enrolling.
H
He led protests to attend the university.
H
He decided not to attend after being harassed.
12

Which was the result of a bomb that exploded at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham?

A
Church members attacked the bombers.
B
Four young girls were killed.
C
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested.
D
Hundreds of child protesters were arrested.
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Which best describes the response of authorities in Birmingham, Alabama, to civil rights protests in the 1960s?

A
They sometimes used violence to resist the protests.
B
They agreed with the protesters' aims.
C
They came to accept, over time, the presence of the protesters.
D
They responded peacefully to the protesters.
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What did Martin Luther King Jr. do as a call for action in Birmingham in 1963?

A
He led many sit-ins, and organized freedom rides.
B
He petitioned the police to stop the violence against protesters.
C
He wrote a letter requesting that the president pass civil rights laws.
D
He wrote a letter describing the violence African Americans faced.
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A result of the media showing the United States the violence against peaceful protestors in Birmingham was

A
Dr. King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”
B
the passing of civil rights legislation.
C
more violence against protestors.
D
the resignation of Eugene O’Connor.
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How were the initial sit-ins during the Birmingham Campaign of 1963 received?

M
Many people paid little attention to them.
M
Many people supported them.
M
Many people responded violently.
M
Many people complained to the police about them.
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A civil rights activist who was shot and killed because of his efforts to register African American voters was

A
James Meredith.
B
President Kennedy.
C
Medgar Evers.
D
Eugene “Bull” Connor.
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Why did Governor Wallace resist enrolling African Americans in the University of Alabama?

A
He thought integration was a states’ rights issue.
B
He thought integration was an education issue.
C
He thought integration was a religious issue.
D
He thought integration was an economic issue.
19

Eugene “Bull” Connor, the commissioner of public safety in Birmingham in the 1960s,

A
arrested members of the Ku Klux Klan.
B
bailed Martin Luther King Jr. out of jail.
C
protected protesters from white resisters.
D
led a violent crackdown on civil rights protests.
20

Which occurred after James Meredith won the right to legally attend the University of Mississippi?

A
The governor and university officials blocked him from enrolling.
B
State police protected him so that he could enroll.
C
Riots that broke out prevented him from enrolling.
D
The governor and university officials helped him enroll.

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