The Progressive Era (SSUSH13cd)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following legislative actions could be considered a triumph for progressive reformers?

• the Twenty-first Amendment, which repealed the Eighteenth Amendment and ended Prohibition

• the Seventeenth Amendment, which required direct election of senators instead of selection by state legislatures

• the 1896 Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, which upheld state segregation by race

• the 1918 Supreme Court decision in Hammer v. Dagenhart, which ruled the federal government could not ban child labor

Match

Match the following amendments

• 16th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Allows Congress to levy an income tax

Established the direct election of U.S. Senators

Prohibition of alcohol

Granted women the right to vote

• Allows Congress to levy an income tax

• Established the direct election of U.S. Senators

• Prohibition of alcohol

• Granted women the right to vote

Dropdown

There were many types of Progressive Era reforms. Reforms such as​ ​

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empowered citizens of the United States. In addition, reforms such as​ ​

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made the workplace safer for people living in the United States.

Multiple Choice

What was the basis of Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation objectives and the practice of setting aside land during the Progressive Era?

• He wanted to establish land that could be used by the military for training.

• He had a goal to keep immigrants out of certain areas of the country.

• He believed that natural resources and untouched lands were limited and should be protected for future generations.

• He hoped to limit the resources available to monopolies.

Multiple Choice

How did the United States Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson lead to the expansion of the Jim Crow laws?

• The decision angered Southern states so much that they expanded Jim Crow laws as a response to the ruling.

• The decision determined that different rules applied to state-run institutions like schools than to private businesses like restaurants.

• The decision forced lower courts to uphold discriminatory state laws when cases against them were brought to those courts.

• The decision promoted equal rights for all races.

Multiple Choice

What was the NAACP’s initial goal and approach to reaching that goal in the 1920s?

• To achieve civil rights and eliminate racial discrimination through legal challenges and advocacy.
• To focus solely on voter registration without addressing other civil rights issues.
• To promote economic development in African American communities through business initiatives.
• To advocate for segregation as a means of improving race relations.