Progressive Era Unit Quiz

American belief that possession of the West was ordained by God was known as.....

• Social Gospel
• Final Destination
• Mormonology
• Manifest Destiny

Which is an example of how American Indians lives were changed through westward expansion?

• Discovery of Gold and Silver
• Adventure
• Technology
• Assimilation attempts and lifestyle changes.

Obstacles faced by the pioneers traveling west were.....

• horses, cows and oxen.
• women, children and indians.
• mountain ranges, rivers and deserts.
• no food or water.

The _________ railroad was started at Omaha, Nebraska and was built westward.

• Union Pacific
• Central Pacific
• Amtrak
• Norfolk and Southern

Which of the following was not a reason for westward expansion?

• Opportunities for land ownership.
• Adventure.
• Assimilation attempts and lifestyle changes.
• Discovery of gold and silver.

Definition of the Progressive Era.

• Need change / working conditions, transportation, social. 
• America divided due to Civil War.
• Rebuilding of Nation.
• American separation from Great Britain.

Nickname for journalists who attempted to expose problems in government.

• Muckrackers.
• Socialists.
• Imperialists.
• Carpetbaggers.

Muckrackers were able to influence American society mainly through their......

• Acts of civil disobedience.
• activities as government officials.
• publishing articles and books.
• control over factories.

The Progressive movement was mainly a response to the......

• need to improve race relations.
• pressures from US becoming world power.
• industrialization and urbanization of US.
• change needed in South after Civil War.

How did the Progressive movement positively impact American society?

• Increased working hours.
• Improved safety conditions.
• Allowed more child labor.
• Progressively moved society forward.