Name_____________________ Date______________________ Important Historical Figures Pre/ Post-Test Directions: Read each question and answer carefully.
Select the answer choice that you think is the best. Then, write the letter of your choice on the line provided by each question. Dont forget to read back over after you have finished! _____ 1. Where did Thomas Jefferson live? a. Monticello b. Mount Vernon c. Jamestown d. Lexington _____ 2. Cesar Chavez was best known for f. being a Supreme Court Justice g. giving a speech h. being a teacher j. being a migrant farm worker. _____ 3. This person is most known for leading a civil rights march. a. Thomas Jefferson b. Martin Luther King, Jr. c. Thurgood Marshall d. Cesar Chavez _____ 4. This person helped to create the Declaration of Independence. f. Thomas Jefferson g. Thurgood Marshall h. Cesar Chavez j. George Washington _____ 5. Who was NOT a part of the Civil Rights Movement? a. Rosa Parks b. Martin Luther King, Jr. c. George Washington d. Thurgood Marshall _____ 6. Which day in May is a day of recognition of showing respect for Americans who died in wars while they were serving in the military? f. Memorial Day g. Independence Day h. Presidents Day j. Flag Day 1
_____ 7. Which day in November is a day of recognition and a day of showing respect for Americans who served in the military? a. Thanksgiving Day b. Presidents Day c. Veterans Day d. Independence Day _____ 8. Who helped to put the new principles of the new nation into practice? f. Thomas Jefferson g. Abraham Lincoln h. George Washington j. Thurgood Marshall _____ 9. Who was the Mexican American who worked to improve conditions for farm workers? a. Thurgood Marshall b. Rosa Parks c. Thomas Jefferson d. Cesar Chavez _____ 10. Rosa Parks f. Gave up her seat on a public seat g. Helped bring changes in law h. Worked so that all people would have equal rights j. All of the above 11. Explain what Martin Luther King, Jr. did for the United States.
For the following words, please give a simple definition in your own words.
12. Discrimination-
13. Boycott-
14. Right-
15. Privilege-
Matching
Directions: Match the following words to the correct definition. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. Mount Vernon ________ Slavery ______ Declaration of Independence _____ Civil rights _______ Civil Rights Movement _______ Labor union _______ Migrant _______ Emigrate _______ Strike _______ Fast _______ Supreme Court _______ a. place in where George Washington lived. b. a document declaring the 13 American Colonies independent from Great Britain. c. the highest court in a country or state. d. a person who is owned by another person and is to be his or her servant. e. the right to full legal, social, and economic equality to blacks. f. a movement led by blacks that helped them to establish their civil rights as Americans. g. an organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests. h. to stop working in order to force an employer to meet demands. i. is a worker who follows crop harvests to find work. k. to leave a home country to live in another country. l. to not eat food and only drink water for a set time.
