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