Progressive Era Review

The period from the 1870s to 1900, characterized by: rapid industrialization and urbanization, territorial expansion, population growth, and rapid, but UNEQUAL economic growth was called...

• the Progressive Era

• the Gilded Age

• the Second Industrial Revolution

• Reconstruction

The period from the 1890s to 1920, characterized by political, economic, and social reform that sought to address the problems of rapid industrialization and urbanization was called...

• the Progressive Era

• the Gilded Age

• the Second Industrial Revolution

• Reconstruction

Who did Progressives believed should address the widespread problems of the time?

• businesses

• the government

• individual citizens

• community organizations

Which of the following was NOT a policy or issue Progressives would support?

• ending child labor

• little to no regulation of businesses

• making tenements safer/cleaner

• ending political corruption/bribes

Who were the muckrakers?

• politicians

• everyday people

• journalists and authors

• community organizers

How did muckrakers help further Progressive goals?

• They passed laws in Congress to regulate businesses and limit corruption.

• They encouraged people to form unions.

• They raised public awareness about issues of the day through books, articles, photos, and cartoons.

• They worked directly with communities to try to help them find solutions to the problems.

The United States attempted to address issues of racial inequality during the period after the Civil War known as...

• the Progressive Era

• the Gilded Age

• the Second Industrial Revolution

• Reconstruction

What is the name for laws implemented after the U.S. Civil War to legally enforce segregation?

• Reconstruction Amendments

• Jim Crow Laws and Black Codes

• Free Enterprise System

• Plessy v. Ferguson