Civil Rights and Historical Milestones

What was one of the main goals of people working for social changes in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• To make working conditions safer

• To increase taxes

• To build more schools

• To reduce travel time

What did some groups work to change so that all people would have the same rights?

• Laws

• School rules

• Weather patterns

• Transportation systems

What does the term "suffrage" mean?

• The right to vote

• The right to free speech

• The right to education

• The right to work

Who was the president of North Carolina’s Equal Suffrage League?

• Lillian Exum Clement

• Susan B. Anthony

• Gertrude Weil

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

In what year did enough states pass the Nineteenth Amendment for it to become law?

• 1913

• 1920

• 1890

• 1930

What significant event happened later in 1920 in North Carolina?

• The first woman was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives.

• The first woman became president of the United States.

• The first woman was elected as governor of North Carolina.

• The first woman became mayor of Charlotte.

What was one of the reasons businesses hired children in factories during the late 1800s?

• To save money

• To improve safety

• To increase production speed

• To provide education

What did the first child labor law in North Carolina do in 1903?

• Allowed children to work more hours

• Stopped businesses from hiring children under 12 during school

• Increased wages for child workers

• Required children to attend school

What is a labor union?

• A group of workers who act together to get employers to listen to their demands

• A type of factory machine

• A law passed to protect children

• A government organization

In 1908, what did Lewis Hine do to help address child labor?

• He took photographs of children working in factories

• He passed a new child labor law

• He opened a school for child workers

• He hired children to work in his factory