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US 11 Ch. 8

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which act granted public lands to states for the support of education?

a)

Morril Act of 1862

b)

Yale University

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

George Washington Carver

2.

Who was the first U.S. Graduate School?

a)

Morril Act of 1862

b)

Yale University

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

George Washington Carver

3.

Who taught useful trades to blacks for self-respect and economic equality?

a)

Morril Act of 1862

b)

Yale University

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

George Washington Carver

4.

Who discovered hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans?

a)

Morril Act of 1862

b)

Yale University

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

George Washington Carver

5.

Who demanded complete equality for blacks?

a)

Morril Act of 1862

b)

Yale University

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

6.

What term is used for newspapers that used sensationalism to gain readers?

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Black Journalism

c)

Red Journalism

d)

Blue Journalism

7.

Who was the owner of the New York World newspaper?

a)

Joseph Pulitzer

b)

William Randolph Hearst

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

George Washington Carver

8.

Who was the owner of the New York Journal newspaper?

a)

Joseph Pulitzer

b)

William Randolph Hearst

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

George Washington Carver

9.

Which leisure activity was popular during this time?

a)

Circus

b)

Baseball

c)

Basketball

d)

Football

10.

Which leisure activity offered freedom and new clothing styles?

a)

Circus

b)

Baseball

c)

Basketball

d)

Roller Skating