Progressive Era

Where did the first convention on the right for women to vote take place in?

• Cleveland, Ohio

• Seneca Falls, New York

• Chicago, Illinois

• Austin, Texas

What does "suffrage" mean?

• The right to debate

• The right to get a job

• The right to vote

• The right to aid others

What was prohibition?

• The banning of buying and selling alcohol

• The banning of strikes

• The ban on women to vote

• The ban on trusts

What were women's clubs NOT about?

• Painting

• Social Movments

• The right to vote

• Being voted in office

Who were muckrakers?

• Journalists that were fired due to what they wrote about

• journalists covering social issues they want to change

• Journalists writing to the president

• Journalists writing only about women's right to vote

Political machines made it harder to get your political vote in. Which people struggled the most with this?

• Politicans

• Business Owners

• The working class

• Women

Which president started some "trust-busting" with major businesses?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• William Howard Taft

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Why are National Parks important?

What is a major social issue during the Progressive Era that we still deal today? How is it different or similar, and why do you think we still deal with many social changes today?

(Hint: Use the issue you choose from your major project to get the most detail)

Why was Jane Addams so important?