The government is ignoring our problems
Banks are foreclosing on our land
We have not benefited from the urban lifestyle
Railroads should be regulated to make it cheaper to haul goods
What are the problems of the Populist Movement
100
They could not vote, but they worked to bring about political and social reform.
What is how women were involved in politics before 1919?
100
Companies had to follow anti-trust laws that made monopolies illegal.
What is one way the Progressive Movement made conditions better for people?
100
The law that banned the manufacture, transportation, sell and consumption of alcohol.
What is the 18th Amendment?
100
Spindletop gusher in Beaumont, Texas was found.
What is the significance of 1901?
200
One man or a small group of men who have total control of a business or industry
What is a monopoly?
200
The right for women to vote.
What is Suffrage?
200
Hispanics and African Americans.
Who are the people that did not benefit from the reforms listed above?
200
Husbands and fathers spent money on alcohol instead of bringing it home to their families
What is one of the problems of the Prohibition Movement?
200
Using windmills to draw water
Building Reservoirs
Drilling for oil
Constructing canals
Irrigating land
Creating new highways
What are ways man modifies the earth?
300
James Hogg and Farmers
Who are the leaders of the Populist movement?
300
Alice Paul and Susan B. Anthony
Who are 2 leaders of the Suffrage Movement
300
Rent control for tenant farmers
Required school attendance
Working women’s protection
Child labor laws – illegal to work in factories under age 12
Improved education
What are some ways the Progressive Movement helped people?
300
21
What is the number of the amendment that repealed Prohibition?
300
“I registered to vote today…You’ll never know how I felt when I walked out with the piece of paper.”
What is a quote that a suffragette might make?
400
The Texas Railroad Commission
What Hogg created to get control monopolies in Texas?
400
1919
What is the year women won the right to vote?
400
Children under 12 could not work in industrial plants.
Children under 16 could not work in mines, distilleries or breweries.
No scrip
No black lists
What are some solutions to the Progressive Movement?
400
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Religious groups
Temperance societies
Anit-Saloon League
Many factory managers
Who are groups that supported Prohibition
400
Temperance
Women’s Rights
Public Education
Food & Drug Administration
Child Labor Laws
What are reforms movements between 1880 and 1920?
500
“The government should regulate railroads to lower the rates farmers have to pay.”
What is a quote a populist might make?
500
19th
What is the number of the amendment that allowed women to vote?
500
Technological advancements, more jobs, and new industries were located in urban areas.
What are some reasons why the population increased between 1850 and 1950?
500
"Dry"
What is a term used to refer to areas that outlawed alcohol?
500
Oil refining jobs in East Texas
Oil drilling in West Texas
Growth of cities
What are examples of economic effects of the Texas Oil Industry?