Unit 7 Test

Question 1

What was the Democratic party’s main objective once they regained control after reconstruction.

Answer 1

They wanted to limit the power of the government.

Question 2

What was the 13th amendment

Answer 2

Slavery was illegal

Question 3

What was the 14th amendment

Answer 3

gave citizenship to former slaves

Question 4

What was the 15th amendment

Answer 4

granted African American men the right to vote

Question 5

What did women fight for (3 things)

Answer 5

To Ban Alcohol (Prohibition)
Voting Rights (Suffrage)
End to Domestic Abuse

Question 6

Why did women want to ban Alcohol

Answer 6

They thought it was the center of all problems

Question 7

What was the purpose of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.

Answer 7

They wanted suffrage so that Women could vote on the temperance law.

Question 8

Who started the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.

Answer 8

Rebecca Henry Hayes

Question 9

What was the 18th amendment

Answer 9

The ban of alcohol

Question 10

What was Colonel A.H. Belo’s job

Answer 10

A publisher for the Galveston news

Question 11

What did Colonel A.H. Belo do

Answer 11

He owned the first phone in Texas.

Question 12

What benefits did the railway have on Texas (3 reasons)

Answer 12

Settlements across Texas increased in the west
Towns grew quickly around railroad stops (Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth)
Helped carry crops from farms to markets quickly

Question 13

Why were farmers in debt ( 3 reasons)

Answer 13

Economic depressions (Prices of cotton/goods go down)
High shipping rates charged by railroads
Farmers were over producing cotton crops (prices go down more)

Question 14

What did the Grange do

Answer 14

they set up Cooperative stores so farmers could get what they need for cheap.

Question 15

What did the farmers alliance do

Answer 15

They fought against the unfair practices of railroad monopolies by lobbying congress and petitioning

Question 16

What was the purpose of the populist party

Answer 16

They wanted to have political party specifically for farmers.

Question 17

Who created the Texas Railroad Commission

Answer 17

James Hogg

Question 18

What did the Texas Railroad Commission do

Answer 18

Set fair rates and watched over railroad practices

Question 19

Was the Texas Railroad Commission successful

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

What was the Anti trust act.

Answer 20

The first law passed that outlawed monopolistic business practices

Question 21

What was oil used for in the late 1800’s

Answer 21

Kerosene

Question 22

When was oil first discovered in Texas

Answer 22

1866

Question 23

When did Spindletop occur

Answer 23

1901

Question 24

What were boomtowns

Answer 24

Towns that would become very popular due to oil and once all the oil was gone x

Question 25

Why was the lumber industry growing

Answer 25

You needed lumber to create oil derricks.

Question 26

What city had the most growth

Answer 26

Houston

Question 27

When was the Galveston hurricane

Answer 27

September 8,1900

Question 28

How many casualties were in the Galveston hurricane

Answer 28

6000-12000 casualties.

Question 29

Why was the Galveston hurricane so deadly

Answer 29

people did not expect it to come

Question 30

What type of government was created after the Galveston hurricane

Answer 30

a commission government

Question 31

What was the Terrell election law

Answer 31

This allowed voters, rather than political insiders, to choose candidates for office.

Question 32

what did the people that opposed suffrage claimed

Answer 32

women had no need to vote because men protected their rights and that women would neglect their homes and children if they were involved in politics.

Question 33

What did suffragists claim

Answer 33

If women had the right to vote they could be even more effective in their traditional roles.