Chapter 17 Test Review

An organization that worked for women’s suffrage. A.) WCTU B. NAACP C.) NAWSA D.) Urban League

An African leader who urged African Americans to demand immediate recognition of their rights. A.) Woodrow Wilson B.) Margaret Sanger C.) Booker T. Washington D.) W.E.B DuBois

Legislation that strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act by spelling out the specific activities in which business could not engage. A.) Clayton Antitrust Act B.) The Square Deal C.) NAACP D.) WCTU

A Man who led the Division of Forestry under President Theodore Roosevelt. A.) W.E.B DuBois B.) Gifford Pinchot C.) Woodrow Wilson D.) Ida B. Wells

A community center that provided social services to the urban poor. A.) Settlement House B.) Urban Center C.) NAACP D.) The People’s clinic

Theodore Roosevelt’s plan for fair gov’t. A.) Clayton Antitrust Act B.) Plessy v. Fergunson C.) Federal Reserves Act D.) The Square Deal

Activist who opened the 1 st birth-control clinic. A.) Ida B. Wells B.) Margaret Sanger C.) Katie Callie D.) Martha Washington

Wilson pushed for the passage of the Adamson Act to… A.) Protect labor Unions C.) Prevent a nationwide fire B.) Give wages to temporarily disabled workers D.) Prosecute companies that traded stocks dishonestly.

Wilson tried to protect workers by… A.) Encouraging large manufacturers to charge high prices for their products. C.) Relaxing gov’t controls on corporation. B.) Lowering tariffs on goods imported from foreign countries. D.) Vetoing an income tax passed by Congress.

Under President William Howard Taft, the federal gov’t… A.) Brought lawsuits against many corporations C.) Upheld the Standard Oil Trust B.) Strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act D.) Continued Roosevelt’s “rule of reason” policies.

A 1913 California law forced Japanese Americans to… A.) Learn English C.) Sell their land D.) Sign unfair labor contracts D.) Become US citizens

Which of the following resulted from the passage of the Dawes Act in 1887? A.) Native reservations were divided into smaller plots. C.) Natives bought additional farm land B.) Native lands were set aside for national parks. D.) Natives agreed to sell their lands in exchange for small business loans

Which event led to the creation of the NAACP? A.) the Springfield, IL riot C.) The Plessy v. Ferguson decision B.) The 1 st meeting of the Niagara movement. D.) The segregation of federal gov’t offices in 1914.

What legislation gave the gov’t the authority to set and limit shipping cost? A.) Elkins Act B.) Hepburn Act