SS Chapter 7 test

1. The Constitution of 1901 was written because the Democrats were worried that______.

• there wouldn't be enough tax money to cover state expenses
• too few people would be able to vote
• the capital might be moved to Birmingham
• poor whites and blacks might vote them out of office

2. Under the Constitution of 1901, voters had to _____.

• be able to read and write, own property, and live in Montgomery
• own property, pay a poll tax, and be at least 30 years old
• pay a poll tax, be able to read and write, and have served in the army
• be able to read and write, pay a poll tax, and own property

3. People who wanted to improve the lives of Alabamians were called _____.

• Democrats
• Republicans
• Progressives
• Moderates

4. _________built Tuskegee University.

• George Washington Carver
• Julia Tutwiler
• Booker T. Washington
• Lewis Hines

5. To bring electricity to people living in Alabama cities, and group of men built many _________.

• hydroelectric dams
• gas powered generators
• nuclear power plants
• solar energy grids

6. ___________flew the first motorized aircraft at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

• Joseph Stone
• Henry Ford
• Wilbur and Orville Wright
• R. C. Richardson

7. Three inventions that made life better for people in the early 1900s were the

• streetcar, telephone, television
• telephone, automobile, telegraph
• telegraph, digital radio, automobile
• telephone, automobile, microwave oven

8. In World War 1, ________, _________, and _______ fought against Germany.

• France, Britain, Switzerland
• Norway, Britain, United States
• France, United States, Greece
• Britain, France, United States

9. World War 1 was known as the Great War because_______

• many ships were needed to carry troops
• a great many battles were fought in France
• soldiers and sailors received great training for the war
• many countries were involved in the war

10. The years following World War 1 are known as the "Roaring Twenties" because _____

• everything seemed to move so fast
• roaring crowds appreciated the new kind of music
• the twenties went by so quickly
• radio stations played loud music