US History 2 Chapter 16 Quiz

5 Questions | By Wolfpack71 | Last updated: Aug 21, 2017 | Total Attempts: 134

Welcome to Chapter 16 of our long-running series of U. S. History-based quizzes! Tackle immigration, education, southern legislation and more in this tough instalment of the series. Do you know your stuff? There’s only one way to find out!

Questions and Answers

1.

Turn-of-the-century technology included all these EXCEPT
- A.
  
  Skyscrapers
- B.
  
  Electric streetcars
- C.
  
  Steam engines
- D.
  
  Steel-cable suspension bridges
2.

One goal of public education for immigrants was to
- A.
  
  Marginalize them
- B.
  
  Americanize them
- C.
  
  Send them home
- D.
  
  Create an accurate census
3.

Expansion of education had all these effects EXCEPT
- A.
  
  More libraries
- B.
  
  More gallaries and museums
- C.
  
  Increased fiction sales
- D.
  
  Inceased romanticism
4.

Southern legilation that separated blacks and whites was known as the
- A.
  
  Jim Crow laws
- B.
  
  Atlanta Compromise
- C.
  
  Plessy v. Ferguson
- D.
  
  Exclusion Act
5.

Turn-of-the-century leisure activities included all these EXCEPT
- A.
  
  Bicycling
- B.
  
  Shopping
- C.
  
  Vaudeville
- D.
  
  Motion pictures

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