Progressive Era

The period of time after Reconstruction that saw the rise of big business and a handful of Americans became extremely wealthy was called the _____________________.

• Age of Prosperity

• Gilded Age

• Golden Age

• Age of Wealth

Which of the following does NOT describe early factory conditions?

• unsafe conditions

• low pay

• safe conditions

• high pay

Which group of people filled the need for cheap labor in the northern factories?

• immigrants from China

• poor, Southern whites

• immigrants from Europe

• African Americans from the South

What allowed for more settlment and population growth in the Western US after Reconstruction?

• The creation of an interstate system of roads

• the transcontinental railroad

• immigrants coming from Asia

• A new system of canals

What industry grew in South Carolina after Reconstruction?

• textile mills

• coal mining

• steel

• railroads

A group of workers that unite to combat unfair labor conditions is called a _________.

• labor unions

• monopolies

• muckrakers

• progressives

Investigative journalists who exposed corruption and social problems were called____________?

• whistle-blowers

• muckrakers

• mudslingers

• dirt peddlers

The south passed laws that made it difficult for African Americans to vote. Which of the following methods were used?

• Poll tax

• Grandfather Clause

• Eight Box Law

• All of these.

What is it called when politicians redraw voting districts to get the results they want?

• sectionalism

• gerrymandering

• pandering

• industrialism

What does the right of suffrage allow people to do?

• jury trial

• free speech

• vote

• bear arms