Progressive Era

Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 18th
• 13th
• 19th
• 5th

The term muckraker was used in the early 1900s to describe writers who

• supported limits on government regulation
• wanted the United States to ban all immigration
• exposed abuses in American society
• promoted racial integration efforts

In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly by

• organizing demonstrations in large cities
• lobbying members of Congress
• contributing to presidential campaigns  election 
• exposing corruption in business and government and 

During the early 20th century, W. E. B. Du Bois was best known as a leader in the

• creation of technical schools for African Americans
• formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
• development of the “Back to Africa” movement
• effort to modernize farming in the South

Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) in response to

• foreign influences on the United States economy
• public demand for better roads
• monopolistic practices that were harmful to small businesses
• the failure of federal banks to provide loans to individuals

Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois agreed that African Americans should

• use education to gain opportunities
• support a “Back to Africa” movement
• take part in boycotts to end segregation
• adopt a gradual approach to gain the right to vote

Which statement best summarizes the perspective of President Theodore Roosevelt concerning natural resources?

• Decisions about conservation are best left to the states.
• Corporations can be trusted to use natural resources wisely.
• The federal government must protect the nation’s lands from exploitation.
• The free market should set the value of the nation’s natural resources.

Progressive Era reformers tried to reduce the gap in wealth between the rich and the poor by

• creating the Federal Reserve System
• giving voters the power of referendum and recall
• implementing a graduated income tax
• establishing the Federal Trade Commission

Primaries, the secret ballot, and the use of referendum and recall were efforts made during the Progressive Era to

• preserve the power of political machines
• provide equal political rights for Native American Indians
• protect States rights against federal power
• increase citizen participation in government

The situation shown in this 1950 photograph is a direct result of the

• Great Migration
• application of grandfather clauses
• passage of Jim Crow laws
• Montgomery bus boycot