Progressive Era Review

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Book by Upton Sinclair that led to more regulation of food by the government?

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The Jungle

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Who helped immigrants assimilate by creating Settlement Houses in Chicago?

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Jane Addams

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How did Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business?

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increased food regulations

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Key Reforms of the Progressive Era: Initiative, Referendum, Recall, Direct Primary, 17th Amendment. How did these reforms impact America?

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They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government.

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To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources

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Conservation

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Which act was rushed to Congress and passed shortly after the publication of Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle in 1906? Options: Federal Reserve Act, Clayton Antitrust Act, Australian Ballot Act, Meat Inspection Act

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Meat Inspection Act

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Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived? Options: Alexander Bell, Jacob Riis, Upton Sinclair, Theodore Roosevelt

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Jacob Riis

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A bill that originates from the people rather than legislators is known as what? Options: A Recall, An Initiative, A Referendum, An Amendment

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An Initiative

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A period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States that spanned the 1890s to the 1920s.

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Progressive Era

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The direct election of senators is the result of: 16th Amendment, 17th Amendment, 18th Amendment, 19th Amendment

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17th Amendment