Day 1 Progressive Era

Poll

If you lived in 1900, which problem would you want solved first?

• Unsafe working conditions

• Corrupt politicians

• Dirty, overcrowded spaces

• Unfair business practice

Categorize

Options (9)

Tammany Hall Corruption

Boss Tweed Cartoons

Poll Taxes

Child Labor

Unsafe factories

Monopolies

Tenement housing

Segregation

Women can't vote

Place each issue under the category you think applies best to it.

Political

Economic

Social

Multiple Choice

View the image and answer the question below.

• The Great Society

• The Progressive Era

• The Great Depression

• The Jazz Age

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the main goal of the Progressive Era reformers between 1890 and 1920?

• To reduce government involvement in business and return to laissez-faire policies

• To expand U.S. territories overseas and build a stronger military presence

• To solve social, political, and economic problems caused by rapid industrialization

• To increase the power of wealthy business owners and political machines

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a social reform supported by Progressives?

• Creating the Federal Reserve to stabilize banking

• Fighting for women’s right to vote through the 19th Amendment

• Breaking up monopolies under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

• Passing the income tax under the 16th Amendment