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Name
Class
Date
THE NEW DEAL
Section 3 Quiz
A.
Key Terms and People
Directions: Read the following statements. If a statement is correct, write T next to the
sentence. If a statement is incorrect, write F next to the sentence and replace the underlined
word(s) to make the statement correct.
1. The Indian New Deal provided funding for the construction of new
schools and hospitals.
2. The President had a group of African American advisors that became
known as the New Deal coalition.
3. FDR named Mary McLeod Bethune the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
4. Roosevelt’s programs led to the rise of a welfare state in the United States.
5. The Dawes Act brought together southern whites, northern blue collar
workers, poor Midwestern farmers, and African Americans.
B.
Key Concepts
Directions: Write the letter of the best answer or ending in the blank.
6. Eleanor Roosevelt showed her support of minorities when she
a. appointed herself as Secretary of Labor.
b. sat with black delegates at a conference.
c. wrote a weekly newspaper column.
d. established a minimum wage.
7. During the 1930s, the Bureau of Indian Affairs
a. passed acts that led to total landlessness.
b. denied Native Americans the right to vote.
c. stopped discouraging the practice of Indian religions.
d. encouraged Native Americans to herd sheep on the Colorado Plateau.
8. FDR set aside 12 million acres of land for
a. Indian reservations.
c. dams.
b. farms.
d. national parks.
9. How many terms did Roosevelt serve as President?
a. 1
c. 2
b. 3
d. 4
10. Who was the first female Cabinet member?
a. Frances Perkins
c. Mary McLeod Bethune
b. Margaret Marshall
d. Eleanor Roosevelt
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