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Reform Movements

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

James Hogg fought against...

a)

James Ferguson

b)

large corporations like railroads and insurance companies.

c)

everyone who disagreed with him, no matter what.

2.
Farmers who wanted to fight against big banks, big corporations and big railroad companies formed the...  
a)
Progressive party. 
b)
Republican party.
c)
Populist party. 
d)
Democratic party.
3.

-Worked with Annie Webb Blanton

-Advocated for women's suffrage

-Believed that "no state can be a true democracy in which one half of the people are denied the right to vote"

Which of the following people fits this description?

a)

Jovita Idar

b)

Farmer Jim

c)

Jane McCallum

d)

James Hogg

4.

Which of the following represents the best definition for temperance movement?

a)

a widespread effort by few people to increase the consumption of alcohol

b)

a widespread effort by many people to reduce the consumption of alcohol

c)

a widespread effort by many people to reduce the consumption of tobacco

d)

the fight for equal rights such as education,voting, and workplace rights for women

5.

What did the 18th Amendment accomplish?

a)

It granted all men the right to vote

b)

It granted all women the right to vote

c)

It banned the sale and consumption of alcohol (prohibition)

d)

It provided equal rights for women of all races

6.

What is the motivation to prohibit alcohol in this poster?

a)

It can lead to drunk driving and car accidents.

b)

It will lead to child abuse and neglect

c)

It will cause people to lose too much money

d)

It will stop people from going to work

7.

Suffrage means......

a)

the right to vote

b)

the right for women to vote

c)

the women who fought for women’s rights

d)

the fight for women’s rights

8.

What Amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

12th

d)

26th

9.

Which was NOT one of the effects of the Galveston Hurricane of 1900?

a)

Houston became one of America's important port cities

b)

Local government was restructured based on the commission plan

c)

s seawall was built to protect Galveston from future storms

d)

Galveston was abandoned and is no longer inhabited by humans

10.

What was the economy of Texas like in the early 1900s?

a)

Texas economy was booming

b)

Texas was suffering an economic downturn

c)

Texas had a stable economy

11.

What type of people made up the majority of the group known as the Grange, formerly the Patrons of Husbandry?

a)

Farmers

b)

Wildcatters

c)

Women

d)

Children

12.

A market in which a single seller dominates and there is no competition from other companies.

a)

monopoly

b)

platform

c)

license

d)

market power

13.

What were the two MOST important industries in the state of Texas during the early 1900s?

a)

Oil and Farming

b)

Farming and Manufacturing

c)

Oil and Manufacturing

14.

James Hogg, Lawrence "Sul" Ross, and James Ferguson all supported ____________ _______________ in Texas.

a)

Reform Movements

b)

Big Business

c)

Unfair Practice

d)

Rich People

15.

What made Galveston important to the Texas economy before the hurricane in 1900?

a)

It was a center for import/export and banking

b)

It was a place for soldiers to train

c)

Many immigrants would pass through Galveston on their way inland

d)

It was a center for the fine arts