Booker T. Washington Exit Ticket

When was Booker T. Washington born?

• 1875

• 1856

• 1865

• 1849

What institution did Booker T. Washington found in 1881?

• Howard University

• Morehouse College

• Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute

• Hampton University

Which organization did Booker T. Washington establish two decades after founding Tuskegee Institute?

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

• National Urban League

• National Negro Business League

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

Which Presidents did Booker T. Washington advise?

• Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson

• Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft

• Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman

• John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson

What was Booker T. Washington's role in history, as mentioned in the text?

• He was the first African American mayor of a major city.

• He was the most influential African American speaker of his time.

• He was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court.

• He was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

What was the occupation of Booker T. Washington's mother?

• She was a teacher.

• She was a cook for the plantation's owner.

• She was a farmer.

• She was a seamstress.

In which county was Booker T. Washington born?

• Malden County

• Hampton County

• Franklin County

• Tuskegee County

What was the name of the school where Booker T. Washington first heard about the Hampton Institute?

• Malden Local School

• Franklin County School

• Southeastern Virginia School

• A local coal mine school

Who referred Booker T. Washington for a role as principal of a new school for African Americans in Tuskegee, Alabama?

• George Washington Carver

• Samuel Chapman

• Jane Ferguson

• James Burroughs

What was the significant contribution of George Washington Carver at Tuskegee?

• He taught agriculture.

• He improved educational opportunities.

• He was a leader of Black troops.

• He studied at Wayland Seminary.