Life at the Turn of the 20th Century

What was implemented to test comprehension skills of primarily African Americans in the South?

• literacy test

• poll tax

• grandfather clause

• Jim Crow laws

What forced on African American people that required them to pay before being able to vote in the South?

• literacy test

• poll tax

• grandfather clause

• Jim Crow laws

What allowed people to vote, even if they failed a test, in the South if their previous ancestors were able to vote?

• literacy test

• poll tax

• Jim Crow laws

• grandfather clause

What was passed in the South that separated black and white people in public and private spaces?

• literacy test

• poll tax

• grandfather clause

• Jim Crow laws

What Supreme Court Case said that Jim Crows laws did not violate the 14th Amendment and that segregation was constitutional?

• Illinois v. Munn

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Madison v. Marbury

• Brown v. Board of Education

What did Mexican workers in the West face that bound workers to pay off their debts to employers through labor?

• 14th Amendment

• Jim Crow laws

• debt peonage

• grandfather clause

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the reformers when it came to education?

• prepare children for active participation in their communities

• having an educated workforce

• immediately include as many African Americans as possible in the education system

• provide children with a place to be now that child labor laws forbade them from working

What did the Wright Brothers design and invent that would rapidly change travel in the world?

• automobiles

• trains

• steamboats

• airplanes

What became available to many more Americans overtime due to shorter working hours and a growth of income?

• reduction of regulation

• a large amount of debt

• leisure time

• working hours expanded

Why did parents pressure local governments to reform public schools?

• to prepare their children for college

• to extend their children's knowledge beyond the basic skills

• to keep their children out of criminal activity

• to provide opportunities for sports and other extracurricular activities