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WorksheetsUnit 3 Indiana's Later History
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who were Chapman Harris and George DeBaptiste?
soldiers in the Civil War
Indiana governors
conductors of the Underground Railroad
well-known abolitionists from Indianapolis
Why did some Southern states secede from the United States?
They wanted to free the enslaved people of the South.
They wanted Lincoln to serve as their President.
They wanted to show support for the Underground Railroad.
They were afraid that President Lincoln would try to end slavery.
In which important even did many Indiana soldiers take part during the Civil War?
the Battle of Corydon
the creation of the Confederacy
the attack on Fort Sumter
secession from the Union
Which of these statements is a fact?
Indiana's transportation systems helped manufacturing grow after the Civil War.
After the Civil War, Indiana traded with California.
Indiana's economy slowed after the Civil War.
Other states refused to ship natural resources into Indiana.
Which person was a famous inventor who worked in Indiana?
James Lanier
Eli Lilly
Catharine Coffin
Lew Wallace
Many Hoosiers bought war bonds during WWI. What does the word "bonds" mean?
medical supplies given to the Red Cross during the war
crops grown to sell to European countries
war supplies made in Indiana factories
certificates allowing the government to use people's money and pay it back later
What led to the Great Depression?
falling agricultural prices
the stock market crash of 1929
an increase in the number of people moving to cities
a national economic boom
What was the name of President Roosevelt's plan to end the Great Depression?
the Curtiss-Wright Plan
the Big Law
the New Deal
the Great Society
What helped end the Great Depression?
the creation of Social Security
the New Deal
the jobs created by the beginning of WWII
the building of Indiana homesteads
Which of the following played a major role in linking Indiana to the rest of the world after WWII?
railroads
ports
televisions
airports
What important change took place in Indiana between 1970 and today?
Richard G. Hatcher became mayor of Gary
The Indiana General Assembly made segregation in schools illegal
Immigrants from all over the world settled in Indiana
Civil rights supporters marched through downtown Indianapolis
To which type of industry do medical manufacturers belong?
high-tech industry
service industry
anti-terrorism
aerospace industry
What did people in Indiana do to help enslaved people?
helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad
made them their own slave
threw them a party
formed anti-slavery groups
As industries grew after the Civil War, where did Indiana's workers come from?
Africa, France
Europe, the south, rural Indiana
Europe, Canada, Mexico
the north, the east, the west
What factors contributed to the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s?
fair treatment
discrimination
segregation
equal rights
