Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement

Explore the life and impact of Rosa Parks and her role in the American Civil Rights Movement.

Grade 7 Social studies HistoryRosa Parks and Civil Rights

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NCSS.D2.His.2.6-8NCSS.D2.His.3.6-8Rosa ParksCivil RightsHistorySocial StudiesMontgomery Bus Boycott

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Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement

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1. What city did Rosa Parks famously refuse to give up her seat on a bus?

Atlanta, Georgia

Montgomery, Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama

Jackson, Mississippi

2. The act of refusing to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of a government, or of an occupying power, without resorting to violence is known as:

Armed rebellion

Civil disobedience

Political protest

Revolution

3. Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat sparked the , a pivotal event in the Civil Rights Movement.

4. The laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States were known as laws.

5. Rosa Parks was the first African American woman to refuse to give up her seat on a bus.

True

False

6. The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted for less than a month.

True

False

7. Describe the role of Rosa Parks in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. (2-3 sentences)

8. Explain the significance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in the broader context of the Civil Rights Movement. (3-4 sentences)