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The legislature enacted __________ to impede African Americans’ ability to vote.

A
voting fees
B
literacy tests
C
registration fees
D
writing tests
4

What contributed to divisions within the Democratic Party after the first statewide election?

A
Elected officials could not agree on a statewide budget plan.
B
Elected officials varied in background and training and could not agree on legislation.
C
Elected officials tried to help supporters from various backgrounds.
D
Elected officials could not agree on how to enforce segregation laws.
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Governor Haskell established all of the following institutions except __________.

A
the State Criminal Court of Appeals
B
the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
C
the State Department of Public Health
D
the Oklahoma College for Women
6

What were normal schools?

A
church-funded educational institutions
B
educational institutions in the Indian Territory that educated American Indian children
C
higher-education institutions that trained political officials to represent the Oklahoma Territory in Washington, DC
D
higher-education institutions that trained teachers so they could instruct students
7

The first Oklahoma legislature established both __________ and __________ taxes.

A
property . . . sales
B
sales . . . income
C
income . . . property
D
property . . . allotment
8

Why did support for the Socialist Party grow in Oklahoma?

A
because of a declining faith in the Democratic Party
B
because of Socialists’ support of rural farmers
C
because of an increase in socialist immigrants to Oklahoma
D
both A and B
9

Who was responsible for moving the state capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma City?

A
William Jennings Bryan
B
Thomas P. Gore
C
Charles N. Haskell
D
David L. Payne
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How did segregation laws change in regard to education after Senate Bill One passed?

A
Secondary schools were no longer segregated.
B
Universities became segregated as well.
C
Primary schools were no longer segregated.
D
Boarding schools became segregated as well.
12

Which Oklahoma university started out at the Colored Agricultural and Normal College?

A
Oklahoma University
B
Oklahoma State University
C
Langston University
D
Normal University
13

Socialists sought to improve farmers’ livelihood by __________.

A
promoting state credit for farmers
B
supporting the breakup of large land estates
C
seeking to establish publicly owned cooperatives
D
all of the above
14

After the elections of 1908, _____ of _____ congressional leaders in Oklahoma were Republican.

A
four . . . six
B
four . . . five
C
three . . . five
D
three . . . six
15

According to the Oklahoma Constitution, children under the age of _____ could not be employed.

A
13
B
15
C
16
D
18
16

The US Supreme Court upheld Senate Bill One in _____.

A
1912
B
1914
C
1916
D
1918
17

Which of the following statements describes some of Kate Barnard’s accomplishments?

A
She was very influential in getting many progressive reforms passed through the legislature.
B
She protested the absence of African American delegates in the constitutional convention.
C
She donated time and money to establish housing for constitutional convention delegates in Guthrie.
D
She was sent to Washington, DC, to request that Congress pass the Enabling Act.
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Many of the voters who supported Democrats were __________.

A
laborers and merchants
B
laborers and farmers
C
blacksmiths and lawyers
D
lawyers and farmers
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Who was the first governor of Oklahoma?

A
William Jennings Bryan
B
Charles N. Haskell
C
Thomas P. Gore
D
David L. Payne

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