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Ch 29/30 Social Studies

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins

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Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct definition for the vocabulary term amendment.

a)

a change or addition to a legal document

b)

to officially approve a written agreement

c)

the right to vote

d)

a member of a legislative body that makes laws

2.

Which vocabulary term is defined as a member of a legislative body that makes laws?

a)

amendment

b)

legislator

c)

ratify

d)

suffrage

3.

The vocabulary term ratify can be defined as follows: to officially _____ a written agreement.

a)

approve

b)

veto

c)

reject

d)

vote down

4.

Choose the correct definition for the vocabulary term suffrage.

a)

the right to vote

b)

the right to get an education

c)

the right to own land

d)

the right to get married

5.

Complete the definition of the vocabulary term suffragist.

someone who supports suffrage, especially a supporter of giving _____ the right to vote in the early 20th century.

a)

women

b)

men

c)

immigrants

d)

settlers

6.

Which statement describes Harry Burn's vote about women's suffrage?

a)

He listened to the opinions of the voters and decided to vote NO instead of YES.

b)

He listened to the opinions of the voters and decided to vote YES instead of NO.

c)

He received a note from his mother and decided to vote YES instead of NO.

d)

He received a note from his mother and decided to vote NO instead of YES.

7.

How did the 19th Amendment change the United States?

a)

It allowed women to vote

b)

It allowed women to own property

c)

It allowed women to run for office

d)

It allowed women to work

8.

What role did Tennessee play in the women's suffrage movement?

a)

Tennessee was the last state or territory to allow women to vote.

b)

Tennessee was the first state to vote yes for the 19th Amendment.

c)

Tennessee was the deciding yes vote for the 19th Amendment.

d)

Tennessee was the first state or territory to allow women to vote.

9.

What role did Anne Dallas Dudley play in the passage of the 19th Amendment?

a)

She was a leader in suffrage associations and fought against the 19th Amendment.

b)

She was a Tennessee mother who wrote her son a note encouraging him to pass the 19th Amendment.

c)

She was a Tennessee mother who wrote her son a note encouraging him to vote no on the 19th Amendment.

d)

She was a leader in suffrage associations and fought to pass the 19th Amendment.

10.

Which event happened first?

a)

19th Amendment is ratified by the states.

b)

19th Amendment is approved by Congress.

c)

Women vote in U.S. Elections.

d)

World War I ends.

11.

Which event happened second?

a)

19th Amendment is ratified by the states.

b)

19th Amendment is approved by Congress.

c)

Women vote in U.S. Elections.

d)

World War I ends.

12.

Which event happened third?

a)

19th Amendment is ratified by the states.

b)

19th Amendment is approved by Congress.

c)

Women vote in U.S. Elections.

d)

World War I ends.

13.

Which event happened last?

a)

19th Amendment is ratified by the states.

b)

19th Amendment is approved by Congress.

c)

Women vote in U.S. Elections.

d)

World War I ends.

14.

Choose the correct definition of the vocabulary term civilian.

a)

a person who supports conservation

b)

a person not in the armed services or police force

c)

a person who is not a citizen

d)

a person younger than 30

15.

Choose the correct definition of the vocabulary term conserve.

a)

to use something before damage, change, or waste

b)

to lose something to damage, change, or waste

c)

to protect something from harm or destruction

d)

to destroy something through damage, change, or waste

16.

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the definition.

Dam - a barrier constructed to _____ the flow of water.

a)

encourage

b)

obstruct

c)

start

d)

end

17.

Choose the correct definition of the vocabulary term depression.

a)

a long period in which a country's economy is doing very well and many people are working more than one job

b)

a long period in which a country's economy is doing very well but many people are without jobs

c)

a severe, long-term economic downturn

d)

a long period in which a country's economy is not doing well and many people are working more than one job

18.

Choose the correct definition of the vocabulary term homestead.

a)

a law that required people to leave their homes

b)

a law that gave American Indians homes

c)

a house made of dirt and grass

d)

a house and the surround area of land

19.

Choose the correct word or term to complete the definition.

hydropower - electricity generated by the _____.

a)

flow of air

b)

flow of water

c)

sun

d)

burning coal

20.

Which vocabulary term is defined as follows:

the group of government programs established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to improve conditions for people suffering in the Great Depression.

a)

New Deal

b)

Great Authority

c)

New Security

d)

Great Society

21.

Choose the correct definition of the vocabulary term shantytown.

a)

an area of permanent dwellings that receives electricity for the first time

b)

a camp for young workers expanding and developing the national parks

c)

an area in or on the edge of a city where poor people live in small, very poorly-built houses

d)

a camp created by workers during the New Deal to provide housing

22.

Choose the correct definition of the vocabulary term stock.

a)

a document that gives someone ownership of a cash crop

b)

the money a business pays for its expenses

c)

a share of ownership in a company

d)

the full price of a voyage to a new colony

23.

Why were these men lined up during the Great Depression? Choose the MOST LIKELY explanation.

a)

to contribute money to local charities

b)

to buy stocks in hopes of getting wealthy

c)

to get a free meal because they had no money or job

d)

to get into the grocery store because food was being rationed

24.

What was an effect of the Great Depression?

a)

Tennessee farmers had many floods.

b)

Tennessee farmers lost money when crop prices fell.

25.

What was an effect of the Great Depression?

a)

Stock prices increased and people could not afford stock.

b)

Banks closed and people could not get their money.

26.

What was an effect of the Great Depression?

a)

People moved from rural areas to the cities where jobs were more plentiful.

b)

People lost their homes and had to move to shantytowns.

27.

How did the Great Depression impact the economy?

a)

There were low levels of unemployment and high levels of economic activity.

b)

There were low levels of unemployment and low levels of economic activity.

c)

There were high levels of unemployment and high levels of economic activity.

d)

There were high levels of unemployment and low levels of economic activity.

28.

Which of the following actions was a part of New Deal policies?

a)

Closing banks

b)

Providing income to the elderly

29.

Which of the following actions was a part of New Deal policies?

a)

Moving people from cities to rural areas

b)

Providing emergency relief

30.

Which of the following actions was a part of New Deal policies?

a)

Building shantytowns

b)

Building dams

31.

Which of the following actions was a part of New Deal policies?

a)

Cutting down forests

b)

Planting trees

32.

What is the relationship between the Great Depression and the New Deal?

a)

The New Deal policies succeeded, but the Great Depression still happened after that.

b)

The New Deal policies failed and that led to the Great Depression.

c)

The New Deal policies were put in place by private charities to help people during the Great Depression.

d)

The New Deal policies were passed by the government to help people recover from the Great Depression.

33.

Who did it?

hired Americans to plant trees and build state parks

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

(CCC)

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority

(TVA)

c)

Both

34.

Who did it?

was part of the New Deal

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

(CCC)

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority

(TVA)

c)

Both

35.

Who did it?

put Tennesseans back to work during the Great Depression

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

(CCC)

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority

(TVA)

c)

Both

36.

Who did it?

built dams to control floods and generate electricity

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

(CCC)

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority

(TVA)

c)

Both