The Progressive Era Test Review Quiz

What was the Progressive Movement?

• A period with a shift from making things by hand to making things with machines

• A period of large scale immigration to the US

• A period of economic decline & agriculture hardships

• A period of social and political reform in the US

Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution had to do with women getting the right to vote?

• 16th

• 17th

• 18th

• 19th

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

Another name for the government's ban on alcohol was called what?

• Prohibition

• Suffrage

• Urbanization

• Gilded

With which amendment to the U.S. Constitution did prohibition take effect?

• 16th

• 17th

• 18th

• 19th

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

• Political

• Progressive

• Populist

• Grange

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution provided for a graduated income tax?

• 16th

• 17th

• 18th

• 19th

Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution allowed citizens to vote directly for their state senators?

• 16th

• 17th

• 18th

• 19th

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