Changing Times

What was the most likely reason the U.S. became a world industrial leader?

• Natural resources were plentiful and corporations were large and powerful.

• Industry was necessary to keep the U.S. producing natural resources.

• Gold and coal were less difficult to mine than other natural resources.

• Other countries didn’t produce any goods.

What made shipping goods across the country easy?

• Faster ships

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Semi trucks

• Better streets

What was one clue that people were living better lives at the turn of the century?

• They were able to pay for electricity.

• People could shop by telephone instead of in department stores.

• Immigrants were able to move to the United States.

• They had more money to buy things.

Which statement about public education at the turn of the century in the U.S. is NOT supported by information in this issue?

• Every child in the United States was required to graduate from high school.

• Poor materials and unqualified teachers contributed to unsuccessful schools.

• Some African Americans attended high school and college.

• All children between eight and 14 were required to attend school each year.

What is the most likely reason the National Women’s Party marched at the White House?

• It was too cold to march at other locations in the city.

• It was here they could get the most attention from the nation’s leaders.

• The location was close to the prison where their leader, Alice Paul, was being held.

• It was the only location with paved streets on which to march.

What most likely was a result of increasing population of cities?

• Immigrants were not allowed to move into larger cities.

• Many people had to be asked to move to rural areas.

• Buildings had to be built upwards instead of outwards to save space.

• There was not easy way to build transportation systems to move the people from place to place.

What is the most likely reason women felt they deserved the right to vote?

• They did not want to work at professional jobs, but they wanted to be able to march when they wanted to.

• They didn’t want to be homemakers any longer

• The 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution guaranteed citizenship and the right to vote to all American citizens.

• Women wanted to have high-paying jobs such as doctors and lawyers, and they would have to vote to be able to have those positions.

Why did Black Codes make life difficult for African Americans?

• The laws kept them from riding buses.

• The laws kept them apart from the whites.

• The laws prevented them from getting an education.

• The laws kept them from voting, owning property or holding certain jobs they wanted.

What made transporting people easier?

• Busses

• Electric Trolley Cars and Subway Train Stations

• Paved streets

• Trains