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U1&2 Review - Timelines

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which century did child labor in factories and agriculture become widespread in the United States?

a)

1600s

b)

1700s

c)

1800s

d)

1900s

2.

What organization was formed in 1904 to abolish child labor, promote the rights and welfare of working children?

a)

American Federation of Labor

b)

National Child Labor Committee

c)

Workingmen's Party

d)

Children's Bureau

3.

Which individual used photography to expose the harsh conditions of child labor in the early 20th century?

a)

Lewis Hine

b)

Florence Kelley

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Mother Jones

4.

What was the significance of the Keating-Owen Act of 1916?

a)

It was the first child labor law in the U.S.

b)

It allowed children to work in mines.

c)

It restricted the sale of goods produced by child labor.

d)

It provided free education for all children.

5.

Which law, passed in 1938, set minimum ages for employment and restricted the hours children could work?

a)

National Industrial Recovery Act

b)

Keating-Owen Act

c)

Child Labor Amendment

d)

Fair Labor Standards Act

6.

Which social reformer was instrumental in the movement against child labor and helped form the National Child Labor Committee?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Florence Kelley

c)

Ida Tarbell

d)

Clara Barton

7.

_______ represented workers and advocate for their rights, including better wages, safer working conditions, and fair treatment.

a)

Labor Unions

b)

The Temperance Movement

c)

The Progressive Movement

d)

The Children's Bureau

8.

Who was Marie Von Vorst?

a)

A novelist who focused on romantic fiction.

b)

A business owner who revolutionized factory production.

c)

A politician who campaigned for women's right to vote.

d)

A labor reform advocate who investigated working conditions for women and children.

9.

The Progressives in the United States were...

a)

A political group advocating for maintaining the status quo and traditional values

b)

Industrialists seeking to expand corporate power and profits

c)

Reformers focused on addressing social, economic, and political inequalities

d)

Religious leaders aiming to promote a nationwide revival of spiritual practices

10.

Which state passed the first child labor law in the U.S., requiring school attendance for children working in factories?

a)


Massachusetts

b)

New York

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Illinois

11.

What event in 1848 marked the beginning of the formal women’s rights movement in the U.S.?

a)
  • The Seneca Falls Convention

b)
  • The American Revolution

c)
  • The formation of the National Woman Suffrage Association

d)
  • The ratification of the 19th Amendment

12.

Which document, drafted at the Seneca Falls Convention, called for equal rights for women, including the right to vote?

a)
  • Declaration of Independence

b)
  • Declaration of Sentiments

c)
  • The Equal Rights Amendment

d)
  • Emancipation Proclamation

13.

Which state allowed some women property owners to vote as early as 1776, but later revoked this right?

a)
  • New York

b)
  • Pennsylvania

c)
  • New Jersey

d)
  • Virginia

14.

In 1869, who founded the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA)?

a)
  • Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman

b)
  • Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

c)
  • Alice Paul and Lucy Burns

d)
  • Lucretia Mott and Lucy Stone

15.

In what year was the 19th Amendment ratified and added to the U.S. Constitution?

a)
  • 1919

b)
  • 1920

c)
  • 1921

d)
  • 1925

16.

What was the significance of the National Woman’s Party (NWP) founded by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns in 1913?

a)
  • It focused on a federal constitutional amendment for women’s suffrage.

b)
  • It advocated for equal pay for women.

c)
  • It focused on state-by-state suffrage campaigns.

d)
  • It supported educational reform for women.

17.

What major event helped shift public opinion in favor of women’s suffrage during the 1910s?

a)
  • The Civil War

b)
  • The Great Depression

c)
  • World War I

d)
  • The Spanish-American War

18.

In which year did the stock market crash that triggered the Great Depression occur?

a)
  • 1927

b)

1928

c)

1929

d)

1930

19.

What was the unemployment rate in the United States at its peak during the Great Depression?

a)
  • 12.9%

b)
  • 15.9%

c)
  • 20.9%

d)
  • 24.9%

20.

What was the name of the series of programs and reforms initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to address the economic crisis?

a)
  • The Fair Deal

b)
  • The Great Society

c)
  • The New Deal

d)
  • The Square Deal

21.

Which major global event in the early 1940s helped end the Great Depression by creating jobs and increasing industrial production in the U.S.?

a)
  • The Spanish Civil War

b)
  • World War I

c)
  • The Korean War

d)
  • World War II

22.

Which New Deal program was created in 1935 to provide a safety net for the elderly and unemployed?

a)
  • Social Security Act

b)
  • Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

c)
  • Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

d)
  • Public Works Administration (PWA)

23.

Which of the following best describes the Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930?

a)
  • A law that lowered tariffs to promote international trade.

b)
  • A New Deal program aimed at providing jobs to unemployed workers.

c)
  • A tariff act that raised U.S. import duties, worsening the global economic depression.

d)
  • An act that established Social Security for retired citizens.

24.

These were the five main minority groups:

a)

African Americans, Jewish Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans.

b)

African Americans, Native Americans, Russian Americans, Asian Americans, and Mexican Americans.

c)

Native Americans, Jewish Americans, Asian Americans, Africans, and Mexican Americans.

d)

Native Amerivans, Spanish Americans, Jewish Americans, Asian Americans, and Mexican Americans.

25.

What were Jim Crow laws in the United States?

a)

Laws that promoted gender equality

b)

Laws that enforced racial segregation

c)

Laws that abolished slavery

d)

Laws that provided voting rights to African Americans

26.

What was the primary purpose of the "grandfather clause" used in voting laws in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

a)

To ensure that only men could vote

b)

To allow people who could not pay a poll tax to vote

c)

To disable African American voters while allowing poor white voters to bypass literacy tests

d)

To give voting rights to immigrants and minorities

27.

What did Labor Laws grant during the Progressive Era Reform?

a)

Full voting rights for women

b)

Shorter workdays and child labor restrictions

c)

Equal pay for all workers regardless of race

d)

Free healthcare for factory workers

28.

What was the primary goal of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) when it was founded in 1909?

a)

To promote African American representation in the entertainment industry

b)

To fight for civil rights and end racial discrimination

c)

To establish economic programs for Black-owned businesses

d)

To support African American athletes in professional sports

29.

What is lynching?

a)

A lawful punishment carried out by the police

b)

A peaceful protest for civil rights

c)

A form of violence, often a public execution, carried out by a mob without legal authority

d)

A political rally held to support social movements

30.

Which organization helped African Americans find jobs and housing, addressed education, health and sanitation?

a)

NAACP

b)

NAWSA

c)

National Urban League

d)

FLSA