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WorksheetsSocial Studies Reforms & Great Storm Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is a national political reform movement that grew as Americans recognized the need for improvements in business and society?
18th Amendment
Women's Suffrage
Progressivism
Prohibition
What is the movement that had a goal of banning the sale and consumption of alcohol?
Progressivism
Prohibition
Agrarianism
Populists
What amendment was passed for prohibition?
12th
18th
19th
7th
What gave Texas voters more of a voice in the political process which required major political parties to hold what?
populist party
19th amendment
farmers alliance
primary elections
____ (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.
Populists
Farmers Alliance
Suffragists
Labor Reform
Which amendment was ratified for suffrage rights for women?
18
19
12
10
What year and state was the first southern state to ratify the 19th amendment for suffrage rights for women?
1919 & Texas
1924 & South Carolina
1891 & Massachusetts
1901 & Texas
Women could vote in favor of better ___, playgrounds, & improved ____.
homes & marriages
schools & healthcare
schools & jobs
schools & freedom
Many ____ were in debt because of the low demand and high supply of crops. They faced foreign competition, high interest rates, and droughts.
factory workers
farmers
women
slaves
What was created and developed an exchange system that allowed farmers to buy equipment at a cheaper cost?
Agrarianism
Progressive Reform
Farmers Alliance
Populist Party
Who fought for the rights of Farmers ~ 19th century in Texas?
Women's suffrage
Agrarian Groups
Labor Unions
Populists
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."
Agrarianism Groups
Labor Unions
Farmers Aliiance
Populists or Populist Party
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.
Labor Unions
Populist Party
Democratic Party
Farmers Alliance
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?
Populist Party
Labor Unions
Agrarianism
Women's Suffrage
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?
Deep Water Committee
Cornelia Dean's Against the Tide
The Great Storm of 1900
The Battle for America's Beaches
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)
Expansion
Political
Social
Economic
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
Expansion
Political
Economic
Social
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
Expansion
Political
Social
Economic
What positive consequences of the Galveston Sea Wall?
Helped to protect the island from storms and natural disasters
protect against invasion
protects against weapons
created an area for entertainment
What 2 negative consequences of Galveston Sea Wall?
Entertainment
Took away from the natural coastline
Limited sea life from the living close to the shore
the view of the ocean during sunset
Significance of 1900?
The year of Civil War ending
The year of Abraham Lincoln
The year of the Dragon
The year of the Galveston (Great) Storm
