WorksheetsChapter 8: Towards a New Century
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Who was the founder of Tontitown?
Pietro Bandini
Isaac Parker
Who was known as the "Hanging Judge"?
Pietro Bandini
Isaac Parker
What amendment granted women the right to vote?
15th
18th
19th
What amendment was the prohibition amendment?
17th
18th
19th
The Axis powers consisted of:
America, France, Great Britain and Russia
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey
The Allied powers consisted of:
America, France, Great Britain and Russia
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey
Arkansas rule went back and forth between the Republicans and Democrats throughout the 19th century:
True
False
The Separate Coach Bill became the first Jim Crow law to pass Arkansas legislature:
True
False
Jim Crow laws were designed to discriminate against African Americans:
True
False
The Convict Lease system was the practice of leasing out prisoners to perform labor for other businesses:
True
False
The lumber companies had a positive effect on Arkansas...they re-planted Arkansas's forests and helped us attract more wildlife:
True
False
Germans, Italians, French, Polish, Greek, Swiss and Chinese were among the groups of people who immigated to Arkansas:
True
False
Coal, zinc, bauxite, iron, mercury, manganese, phosphate and diamonds were mined in Arkansas::
True
False
The railroad growth affected Arkansas towns positively and negatively-some town grew, while other died:
True
False
Which war was from 1914-1918?
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Diamonds were found in:
Hot Springs
Little Rock
Murfreesboro
Pardon is defined as:
A non-release from a past offense
To release from a past offense
An epidemic is:
An outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely
An outbreak of a disease that spreads slowly and is isolated
Prohibition is defined as:
A practice where the production, sale and consumption of alcohol is allowed
A practice where the production, sale and consumption of alcohol is prohibited
Fraternal is defined as:
A brotherly organization or society of men
A brotherly organization or society of women
Lynch is defined as:
To join or link together
To kill unlawfully by hanging
Concatenate is defined as:
To join or link together
To kill unlawfully by hanging
Incentive is defined as:
A gift or reward given to discourage a specific outcome or behavior
A gift or reward given to encourage a specific outcome or behavior
Exploit is defined as:
To repeatedly bother or persecute someone
To selfishly manipulate or take advantage of something
Harassment is defined as:
To repeatedly bother or persecute someone
To selfishly manipulate or take advantage pf something
An industrialist is defined as:
Someone who financially invested in an industry, who looks our for their interests first
Well-known; someone with a bad reputation
Infamous is defined as:
Someone who financially invested in an industry, who looks our for their interests first
Well-known; someone with a bad reputation
