Progressive Era Post Lecture Quiz

Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 18th
• 13th
• 19th
• 5th

The term muckraker was used in the early 1900s to describe writers who

• supported limits on government regulation
• wanted the United States to ban all immigration
• exposed abuses in American society
• promoted racial integration efforts

In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly by

• organizing demonstrations in large cities
• lobbying members of Congress
• contributing to presidential campaigns  election 
• exposing corruption in business and government and 

Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) in response to

• foreign influences on the United States economy
• public demand for better roads
• monopolistic practices that were harmful to small businesses
• the failure of federal banks to provide loans to individuals

Which statement best summarizes the perspective of President Theodore Roosevelt concerning natural resources?

• Decisions about conservation are best left to the states.
• Corporations can be trusted to use natural resources wisely.
• The federal government must protect the nation’s lands from exploitation.
• The free market should set the value of the nation’s natural resources.

Progressive Era reformers tried to reduce the gap in wealth between the rich and the poor by

• creating the Federal Reserve System
• giving voters the power of referendum and recall
• implementing a graduated income tax
• establishing the Federal Trade Commission

Primaries, the secret ballot, and the use of referendum and recall were efforts made during the Progressive Era to

• preserve the power of political machines
• provide equal political rights for Native American Indians
• protect States rights against federal power
• increase citizen participation in government

During the late 1800s, the use of child labor in United States factories was most opposed by

• parents
• labor unions
• factory owners 
• nativists 

"..We must allow businesses to compete freely without government intervention. The best will survive.."
This speaker would most likely support which idea?

• Progressive Income Tax
• Social Darwinism 

Which book is associated with this photo?

• The Octopus by Frank Norris
• The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
• The Shame of the Cities by Lincoln Steffens