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Social Studies Reforms & Great Storm Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a national political reform movement that grew as Americans recognized the need for improvements in business and society?

a)

18th Amendment

b)

Women's Suffrage

c)

Progressivism

d)

Prohibition

2.

What is the movement that had a goal of banning the sale and consumption of alcohol?

a)

Progressivism

b)

Prohibition

c)

Agrarianism

d)

Populists

3.

What amendment was passed for prohibition?

a)

12th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

7th

4.

What gave Texas voters more of a voice in the political process which required major political parties to hold what?

a)

populist party

b)

19th amendment

c)

farmers alliance

d)

primary elections

5.

____ (someone who supported women's right to vote) believed that if women had the right to vote, they could be more effective in the role as caregivers.

a)

Populists

b)

Farmers Alliance

c)

Suffragists

d)

Labor Reform

6.

Which amendment was ratified for suffrage rights for women?

a)

18

b)

19

c)

12

d)

10

7.

What year and state was the first southern state to ratify the 19th amendment for suffrage rights for women?

a)

1919 & Texas

b)

1924 & South Carolina

c)

1891 & Massachusetts

d)

1901 & Texas

8.

Women could vote in favor of better ___, playgrounds, & improved ____.

a)

homes & marriages

b)

schools & healthcare

c)

schools & jobs

d)

schools & freedom

9.

Many ____ were in debt because of the low demand and high supply of crops. They faced foreign competition, high interest rates, and droughts.

a)

factory workers

b)

farmers

c)

women

d)

slaves

10.

What was created and developed an exchange system that allowed farmers to buy equipment at a cheaper cost?

a)

Agrarianism

b)

Progressive Reform

c)

Farmers Alliance

d)

Populist Party

11.

Who fought for the rights of Farmers ~ 19th century in Texas?

a)

Women's suffrage

b)

Agrarian Groups

c)

Labor Unions

d)

Populists

12.

Who is a believer in the rights of the common man? The Farmer's Alliance prompted the formation of this group known as the "People's Party."

a)

Agrarianism Groups

b)

Labor Unions

c)

Farmers Aliiance

d)

Populists or Populist Party

13.

Whose platform was to reduce the influence of big businesses on government and standardizing the 8 hour work day. The party died out by the 1900s.

a)

Labor Unions

b)

Populist Party

c)

Democratic Party

d)

Farmers Alliance

14.

Movement that includes a large number of workers who work long hours and in unsafe conditions. They fought to improve working conditions, shorter hours, and higher wages. They started organizing what?

a)

Populist Party

b)

Labor Unions

c)

Agrarianism

d)

Women's Suffrage

15.

Date of September 8th, 1900 had the largest hurricane to ever hit Galveston, Texas and the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States is?

a)

Deep Water Committee

b)

Cornelia Dean's Against the Tide

c)

The Great Storm of 1900

d)

The Battle for America's Beaches

16.

What ____ impact of the Galveston Hurricane of:

1. The Seawall was built to modify the environment

2. Established the Commission form of Government (local government)

a)

Expansion

b)

Political

c)

Social

d)

Economic

17.

What ___ impact of the Galveston Hurricane of:

1. Galveston was no longer the largest port

2. Replaced by the Houston Ship Channel

3. Businesses did not reopen

4. Many people left the island

a)

Expansion

b)

Political

c)

Economic

d)

Social

18.

What ___ impact of the Galveston Hurricane of:

1. Many lives were lost

2. Property was damaged

3. Population growth slowed down, along the coast because people moved further inland

a)

Expansion

b)

Political

c)

Social

d)

Economic

19.

What positive consequences of the Galveston Sea Wall?

a)

Helped to protect the island from storms and natural disasters

b)

protect against invasion

c)

protects against weapons

d)

created an area for entertainment

20.

What 2 negative consequences of Galveston Sea Wall?

a)

Entertainment

b)

Took away from the natural coastline

c)

Limited sea life from the living close to the shore

d)

the view of the ocean during sunset

21.

Significance of 1900?

a)

The year of Civil War ending

b)

The year of Abraham Lincoln

c)

The year of the Dragon

d)

The year of the Galveston (Great) Storm