Chapter 20-The Progressive Era

Settlement houses provided 

• food for immigrants.
• education for immigrants.
• social and cultural activities for immigrants.
• all of the above.

President _____ was a huge environmentalist.

• T. Roosevelt

• Taft

• Wilson

Whose book led Congress to pass the Pure Food and Drug Act?

• Jacob Riis

• Ida Tarbell

• Upton Sinclair

The nickname given to T. Roosevelt for breaking up big business monopolies.

• trust buster

• conservative

• civil servant

The ______ movement began when President Roosevelt felt the need to protect our natural resources.

• temperance

• suffrage

• conservation

Who was the muckraker that wrote "The Jungle?"

• Upton Sinclair

• Jacob Riis

• Alice Paul

• Teddy Roosevelt

The "Jungle" alerted folks what was really going on in the meatpacking industry. What government action did the "Jungle" eventually lead to?

• Prohibition

• 18th Amendment

• Pure Food and Drug Act

• Minimum Wage

The ___________________ Era was an attempt to address the ills of society created by the Gilded Age.

• Political

• Progressive

• Populist

• Grange

What was the name for corrupt politicians being able to maintain control of local government?

• Conglomerates

• Trust Busters

• Political Machines

• Monopolies

Which law was passed as a result of muckraking literature of Upton Sinclair?

• Meat Inspection Act
• Sherman Anti-Trust Act
• Federal Reserve Act
• Interstate Commerce Act