Gilded Age & Progressive Era

What was one thing the Civil Service Commission did to stop corruption in the Federal Government?

• Watched over Senators to make sure they were not taking bribes.
• watched over state legislatures to control their spending.
• Required all Federal employees to have a college degree.
• Required people applying for a Federal government job take a test to make sure they were qualified.

Who were the Progressives?

• Factory owners who tried to make inexpensive products.
• People who moved out of the city into the suburbs.
• Wealthy people who owned many tenement houses.
• People who tried to reform the government and society.

 What was a Muckraker?

• A politician who was corrupt.
• A factory owner who employed child labor.
• An investigative journalist who exposed corruption in society.
• An immigrant who lived in a tenement building.

Describe the Gilded Age.

• A period in history where most people are living a good life and are happy.
• A period in history where everything looks good on the outside, but if you look deeper you will see lots of of serious  problems especially in the government.
• A period in history when most things are made from metal.
• A period in history where construction in large cities is booming.

Progressives challenged political corruption at the state and local levels. One way of doing this was by creating the Primary. Describe this.

• Voters can put a new bill on the ballot possible to become a new law
• Voters are able to choose their political party's candidates for the general election.
• Voters are able to remove elected officials from office.
• Voters can put a bill directly before the the state legislature.

What was a major concern of people during the Gilded age?

• The Power of the rich.
• Cholera
• Immigration
• The president having too much power and control.

Name another major concern of the people during the Gilded age?

• Cholera
• The president having too much power and control.
• Corruption: abuse of power for personal gain.
• Immigration

What was the Progressive Era in the United States?

• A time when everyone was employed in the city.
• A time when cars replaced horses for the main mode of transportation.
• A time of Westward Expansion in the United States.
• A time when there was political reform and changes in things like child labor, poor working conditions, women's rights, etc.

Who was Jacob Riis and how did he contribute to reform?

• He helped change labor laws in Chicago.
• He wrote a book, "The Jungle," exposing the working conditions in the meat factories in Chicago.
• Wrote a book, "How the Other Half Lives," that showed the public what life was like in New York City living in the tenement slums
• He helped stop child labor

What president is best know for making the most changes during the Progressive Era?

• Harry S. Truman
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Abraham Lincoln
• Teddy Roosevelt