progressive era

Booker T. Washington believed that African Americans should

• learn trades and wait for equal rights.

• .attack white mobs.

• fight for equal rights under the law.

• march to end discrimination.

Why did President Roosevelt win a huge victory in the 1904 election?

• He promised all Americans the same opportunity to succeed.

• He promised to

  abolish the spoils system.

• . He promised the

  passage of women's suffrage.

• He promised to reduce the federal income tax rates.

In the spoils system, politicians gave jobs

to

• both

  supporters and opponents.

• through the

  civil service.

• . to experts.

• to supporters.

The Nineteenth Amendment

• allowed women

  to become doctors.

• allowed women

  to go to college.

• forbade

  suffragists to protest.

• gave women the

  right to vote.

Which of the following was a major issue in American politics in the 1870s and 1880s?

• too much

  government control of big business

• fears about

  "special interests" controlling government

• the merit

  system

• end to

  political corruption

Who was the first President to side with labor?

• James Garfield

• William

  McKinley

• Theodore

  Roosevelt

• Chester Alan

  Arthur

The recall allowed voters to

• pass a bill

  into law.

• put a bill

  before the legislature.

• remove an

  elected official. .

• choose their

  party's candidates.

What was the purpose of the good-government leagues?

• companies in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act

• to oversee

  polling places on election day

• to develop and

  administer civil service tests

• to replace

  corrupt officials with honest leaders

When was the Progressive Era?

• Antebellum
• 1865-1877
• 1900-1920
• 1933-1945

Which idea of Theodore Roosevelt’s led to the creation of National Parks?

• Meat Inspection Act
• Preservation
• Conservation
• Intimidation