Progressive Era Quiz

All of these were motivating forces for change in the Progressive era except

• racial prejudice.

• business monopolies.

• religious persecution.

Which industry was helped by the National Grange?

• banking

• farming

• logging

Which of these was a particular target of the National Grange?

• railroad business practices

• African American rights

• women's suffrage rights

Which political party was organized in 1892 by leaders of the Farmers' Alliances, that supported such reforms as an eight-hour workday and government-owned railroads?

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Populist Party

What was Theodore Roosevelt's opinion of big business?

• Corporations require regulations to protect the public.

• The government should have part ownership in all businesses

• All forms of business should be left alone.

Which of the following Progressive actions did Theodore Roosevelt take as President?

• Trust-Busting large businesses like the Railroads and Standard Oil

• All of the above

• Protection of 125 million acres of public land and set up national parks

Which progressive fought against the "political machine" and pushed reforms resulting in Wisconsin being the first state to adopt the direct primary?

• Robert La Follette

• Upton Sinclair

• Mary Harris "Mother" Jones

Which progressive started publishing articles urging the passage of laws to protect wilderness areas and rallying public support for his cause, eventually convincing Congress to create Yosemite National Park in 1890?

• John Muir

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• John D. Rockefeller

Mary Harris "Mother" Jones led the fight against

• pollution.

• child labor.

• food contamination.

Which reform movement was the focus of the NAACP?

• A. child labor

• B. equal rights for blacks and poor whites

• C. humane animal treatment

• D. environmental protection