The Progressive Era

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Which of the following was a negative effect of mechanized farming during the late 1800s?
- More difficult farming techniques
- Enabled farmers to produce products more efficiently
- Overproduction, which led to falling farming prices
- Underproduction, which led to inflation

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Overproduction, which led to falling farming prices

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Which third party held beliefs most similar to the statement: “Since transportation is a public necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads in the public interest?” Options: Know Nothing Party, Greenback, Populist, Bull Mosse

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Populist

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This act prohibited railroads from charging more for short hauls than for long hauls over the same route.

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Interstate Commerce Act

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Writers who raked up the 'muck' or dirt of American life.

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muckrakers

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One of the founders of the NAACP

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W.E.B. Dubois

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Considered a Progressive President who initiated the 'Square Deal'

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Theodore Roosevelt

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gave women the right to suffrage: 17th Amendment, 18th Amendment, 19th Amendment, 21st Amendment

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19th Amendment

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Who fought for women's suffrage alongside Elizabeth Cady Stanton, creating the National American Woman Suffrage Association?

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Susan B. Anthony

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Options: F, G, H, J

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H

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Goals of a movement from the early 1900's: - Abolish child labor - Restrict working hours for mothers - Enact public health programs - Raise wages for workers. These goals are MOST closely associated with which movement?

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Social Gospel