Progressive Era Quiz

The Progressive Era presidents were considered trustbusters because they

• used government power to promote business competition

• supported the elimination of trade barriers

• encouraged more voter participation in government

• canceled treaties with other nations

Base your answer to the question on the speakers’ statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Speaker A: It is disgraceful that we allow children in this country to work long hours in unsanitary, unsafe conditions. The government must step in and protect our children.

Speaker B: We must allow businesses to compete freely without government intervention. The best will survive.

Speaker C: Monopolies and trusts make it impossible for small businesses to compete. Monopolies lower their prices to eliminate competition, and then they charge consumers even higher prices.

Speaker D: Big business is good for the country. It increases the nation’s wealth, provides jobs, and strengthens the country.

Which two speakers represent the beliefs of many reformers during the Progressive Era?

• A & B

• A & C

• B & C

• B & D

Base your answer to the question on the photograph and on your knowledge of social studies.

One reason Jacob Riis published many photographs similar to this was to

• disprove claims of yellow journalists

• encourage government assistance for poor farmers

• promote the use of child labor

• increase public concern over tenement conditions

Which development was a result of the Progressive movement?

• Government increased its regulation of business practices.

• Women become less active in public life.

• The influence of the national government was reduced.

• Congress failed to balance the federal budget.

Base your answer to the question on the cartoon and on your knowledge of social studies.

Which act of Congress gave President Roosevelt the authority that he demonstrates in this cartoon?

• Meat Inspection Act

• Sherman Anti-trust Act

• Underwood Tariff Act

• Pure Food and Drug Act

In 1906, the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act were passed in an attempt to

• ensure the safety of American consumers

• establish price controls on the cattle industry

• limit the power of Congress

• give big business greater control over the economy

Base your answer to the question on the cartoon and on your knowledge of social studies.

In 1906, the federal government responded to the situation shown in the cartoon by

• taking control of meatpacking facilities

• sending federal troops to end a strike by meatpackers

• banning imported meat products

• authorizing government inspection of meat processing plants

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.

The term muckraker was used during the Progressive Era to describe

• dissatisfied workers who went on strike

• Northerners who went South following the Civil War

• investigative journalists who exposed societal problems

• women who supported the Prohibition movement

The formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was primarily a response to

• racism and prejudice

• nationalism and patriotism

• abolition and temperance

• militarism and colonialism