Progressive Era

Question 1

What Happened in 1876

Answer 1

Texas adopted its new constitution

Question 2

Plessy vs. Ferguson case said what

Answer 2

That African Americans and whites were “Separate but equal”

Question 3

13th amendment

Answer 3

outlawed slavery

Question 4

14th amendment

Answer 4

gave citizenship to former slaves

Question 5

15th amendment

Answer 5

granted African Americans the right to vote

Question 6

What were the three things women were fighting for

Answer 6

1. To ban alcohol (prohibition)
2. Voting Rights (suffrage)
3. To end domestic abuse

Question 7

Why ban alcohol

Answer 7

The believed alcohol was the center of social issues

Question 8

What organization hoped to gain suffrage so they could achieve a goal

Answer 8

Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)

Question 9

Who was Rebecca Henry Hayes

Answer 9

She founded Texas Equal Rights Organization

Question 10

18th amendment

Answer 10

Made the sale of alcohol illegal in the United States

Question 11

Who was Colonel A.H Belo

Answer 11

Published Galveston News and became first owner of telephone in Texas

Question 12

Benefits of new railroad systems

Answer 12

1. Settlements increased
2. Towns grew quickly
3. Helped carry crops around country

Question 13

Why were farmers in debt (3 reasons)

Answer 13

• Economic Depression
• High Shipping rates
• Overproduction of crops

Question 14

What was the grange

Answer 14

A social group dedicated for economic reform; they created cooperative stores to help with this

Question 15

A group of farmers that banded together to stop unfair practices of railroad monopolies

Answer 15

The Farmer’s Alliance

Question 16

What was the Populist Party

Answer 16

The populist party were farmers who pushed for them to have a political party

Question 17

Who was the leader in the Progressive Movement

Answer 17

James Hogg

Question 18

Who created the Texas Railroad Commission and what did it do

Answer 18

It was created by James Hogg and it set fair rates

Question 19

What was the Anti-trust act

Answer 19

The first act that outlawed monopolistic business practices

Question 20

What began the “Age of Oil”

Answer 20

The discovery of oil at concision

Question 21

What happened in 1866

Answer 21

Oil was first discovered in Texas

Question 22

What happened in 1901

Answer 22

The Spindletop; a stream of oil spat out of the ground for nine straight days

Question 23

Characteristics of boomtowns

Answer 23

Dirty, lawless, crowded, unhealthy

Question 24

What led to rise of the lumber industry in Texas

Answer 24

The increased amount of oi production because of oil derrecks

Question 25

What city reaped the most benefits of oil production

Answer 25

Houston

Question 26

When did the Galveston Hurricane hit

Answer 26

September 8, 1900

Question 27

Describe the Galveston Hurricane

Answer 27

Category 4 hurricane; about 6-12 thousand casualties

Question 28

To rebuild, what government was created

Answer 28

Commission

Question 29

Explain the commission government

Answer 29

Each person focused on their expertise, which made it very efficient

Question 30

To prevent future hurricanes, engineers did what?

Answer 30

1. Created massive sea walls
2. Raised level or city

Question 31

What did the Terrell Election law of 1905 require

Answer 31

• Major political parties hold primary elections.
  This allowed voters, rather than political insiders, to choose candidates for office.

Question 32

Who made the deal which allowed women to vote

Answer 32

Govender William Hobby

Question 33

19th amendment

Answer 33

Allowed women the right to vote

Question 34

What were Jim Crow laws

Answer 34

laws that restricted the rights of African Americans.

Question 35

Examples of jim crow laws include

Answer 35

Forced to sit at the back of buses
Had to use separate “colored” fountains and restrooms
Could only live on the poor side of town
Had to attend segregated schools that lacked proper supplies, teachers, or funding

Question 36

What was created to hinder African Americans ability to vote

Answer 36

Poll Taxes and Literacy Tests

Question 37

Suffrage

Answer 37

The ability to vote

Question 38

Prohibition

Answer 38

The banning of alcohol

Question 39

What were cooperatives

Answer 39

Shops created by farmers to gain materials for cheaper

Question 40

What did people in Texas use oil for previously

Answer 40

Natives used it for medicine and other people used it for light.

Question 41

1845

Answer 41

Texas gained its statehood

Question 42

What was the Anti-Trust act

Answer 42

Act passed to outlaw multiple monopolistic practices in the United States

Question 43

Why did many believe that women shouldn’t get the right to vote

Answer 43

Because many thought that men exercised their rights properly