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Week 22 Changing Times

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Life in urban areas was overcrowded. Urban areas are in the

a)

city

b)

country

c)

near the ocean

2.

Because of overcrowding, builders started building _______ to solve the problem of space.

a)

subways

b)

skyscrapers

c)

railroads

3.

By 1918, children were required by law to attend school at least through _______ school.

a)

elementary

b)

middle

c)

high

4.

_______ was an African American teacher who started Tuskegee University in Alabama.

a)

Susan B Anthony

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Booker T. Washington

5.

The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

a)

ended slavery

b)

gave women the right to vote

c)

made elementary education mandatory

6.

_______ were laws that made it difficult for African Americans to vote, own property, or work at certain jobs.

a)

Black Codes

b)

Amendments

c)

Reforms

7.

Henry Ford paid his employees $5 a day to work for him because

a)

he felt sorry for them

b)

he wanted them to be able to buy one of the cars they were helping to make

c)

he wanted them to be able to live in a home in a nice neighborhood

8.

The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

a)

ended slavery

b)

gave women the right to vote

c)

allowed the government to collect income taxes from citizens

9.

African Americans were set apart from whites in schools, theaters, restaurants, and other public places. This is called

a)

suffrage

b)

industrialization

c)

segregation

10.

Cities connected neighborhoods together with

a)

railroads and radios

b)

televisions and radios

c)

telephones and radios