American History Ch. 9

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1.

Why did most children not go to high school?
- A.
  
  They had to stay home and raise the family
- B.
  
  They are afraid of the teachers' harsh punishments.
- C.
  
  They couldn't read or write
2.

Where the schools all equal for blacks and whites?
- A.
  
  No they were not, black school were in worse shape than white schools.
- B.
  
  White schools were in worse shape than Black schools.
- C.
  
  Woman were not allowed to attend schools at white schools, but they were allowed to attend at black schools.
3.

Did women have more Higher education oppertunities before or after the Civil War?
- A.
  
  They had less opportunities before the Civil War.
- B.
  
  They had more opportunities before the Civil War.
- C.
  
  They had more opportunities after the Civil War.
- D.
  
  They had less Opportunities after the Civil War.
4.

Why were Circuses popular in the 1870's?
- A.
  
  With the arrival of the "Circus Train".**
- B.
  
  Children often dreamed of running off to the circus.
- C.
  
  Circus performers often came as 'advanced men' to come to a city early and promote the Circus.
5.

What does the Plessy v. Ferguson case represent?
- A.
  
  Segregation in the school system.
- B.
  
  Segregation in general.
6.

What is the NAACP, during the 1900's?
- A.
  
  The National Association for the Advocation of corn pollutants.
- B.
  
  The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
- C.
  
  The Northwestern Assembly for Americans' Cotton Production
7.

Why did Public schools gain more students in the late 1800's?
- A.
  
  The arrival of black students.
- B.
  
  The departure of whites.
8.

During the 1870's where did most woman find their professional opportunities in the world?
- A.
  
  In Woman's Colleges and in Hospitals.
- B.
  
  On the Homestead.
- C.
  
  At the Factories.
- D.
  
  In the Mines.
9.

Why did most women want the right to vote?
- A.
  
  They wanted to be treated equally among men.
- B.
  
  They just wanted to prove the White man wrong.
- C.
  
  They liked the idea of being a part of government.
10.

What are the 'Jim Crow' laws?
- A.
  
  They Limited White freedoms or rights.
- B.
  
  Laws limiting what Negroes were allowed to do.
- C.
  
  They were laws that gave Negroes complete freedom.