Progressive Era

What did Progressives believe?

• Boss Tweed was a great help to immigrants

• Populist reforms would not help the country

• The government should be more responsive to the needs of the people

• Muckrakers were dangerous journalists

What method did Progressives NOT use to promote their beliefs?

• Newspaper articles

• Protest letters

• Marches

• Overthrowing the government

The most important political election reform that was passed during the Progressive Era at the national level was

• impeachment

• Initiative

• direct election of senators

• recall

Who were muckrakers?

• Social Darwinists

• Journalists and writers

• Socialists

• Critics of imperialism

What is Jacob Riis known for?

• Crusaded to expose political corruption in major American cities.

• Favored stopping immigration as a way to improve urban American cities.

• Documented the stories of wealthy Americans who came from humble origins

• Reported on the living conditions of the urban poor to encourage improvements

Who wrote The Jungle?

• Upton Sinclair

• Jacob Riis

• Ida Tarbell

• Teddy Roosevelt

What did The Jungle help reform?

• Railroad industry

• Political corruption

• food and meat-packing industry

• banking

Which of these were NOT a goal of the Progressive reformers?

• income tax

• woman's suffrage

• slavery

• temperance

Which of the follow was NOT a muckraker or reformer?

• Jacob Riis

• Upton Sinclair

• Boss Tweed

• Teddy Roosevelt

What did the Sixteenth Amendment put in place?

• Graduated income tax

• Direct election of Senators

• Women's suffrage

• Abolished alcohol