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Nonviolent Protest Answers

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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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During the Children’s Crusade in Birmingham in May of 1963,

A
four young girls were killed.
B
members of the Ku Klux Klan were arrested.
C
the police used fire hoses on protesters.
D
residents reacted peacefully to protests.
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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.
5

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.
6

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.
7

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.
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best

T
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.
9

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.
10

The Universities of Alabama and Mississippi were able to integrate because

t
their governors decided to accept it.
c
civil rights activists led nonviolent protests.
t
the federal government became involved.
t
the state government became involved.
11

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.
12

During the Children’s Crusade in Birmingham in May of 1963,

A
four young girls were killed.
B
members of the Ku Klux Klan were arrested.
C
the police used fire hoses on protesters.
D
residents reacted peacefully to protests.
13

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.
14

The main goal of the Freedom Summer campaign was

A
integrating public schools.
B
integrating lunch counters.
C
registering African Americans to vote.
D
boycotting segregated public buses.
15

Which best explains why many African Americans had not registered to vote by the 1960s?

A
They lacked transportation to voting registration sites.
B
They failed to complete their voter registration forms in time.
C
They were intimidated by violent threats and actions.
D
They were not interested in a government that segregated them.
16

The Universities of Alabama and Mississippi were able to integrate because

A
their governors decided to accept it.
B
civil rights activists led nonviolent protests.
C
the federal government became involved.
D
the state government became involved.
17

On a national level, the American public was

A
ambivalent about
B
supportive of
C
outraged by
D
unaware of
18

How were the initial sit-ins during the Birmingham Campaign of 1963 received?

A
Many people paid little attention to them.
B
Many people supported them.
C
Many people responded violently.
D
Many people complained to the police about them.
19

What thoughts did President Kennedy most likely have in reaction to the violence in Birmingham?

A
New laws would have to give more freedom to whites.
B
New laws were needed to protect the rights of African Americans.
C
Old laws would have to remain in place “as is.”
D
African Americans would have to pass laws on their own behalf.
20

Which occurred when James Meredith applied to the University of Mississippi?

A
He was admitted to the university.
B
He was blocked from enrolling.
C
He led protests to attend the university.
D
He decided not to attend after being harassed.

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