Progressive Era Quiz #1

Progressives and Muckrakers wanted to reform society following the Industrial Revolution. What does it mean to reform?

• To change society so the rich can live better lives
• To change society so the rich lose all of their money
• To change society for the better
• To change society for the worse

A reformer in the late 1800s and early 1900s who wanted to make life better for Americans was called a(n)

• Progressive
• Republican
• Democrat
• Trustbuster

A person who wanted to break apart/get rid of all trusts was called a

• Progressive
• Republican
• Democrat
• Trustbuster

The 19th Amendment granted suffrage for women. What does suffrage mean?

• The freedom of speech
• The right to assemble and protest
• The right to bear arms
• The right to vote

The 19th amendment was

• direct election of senators
• women’s suffrage (right to vote)
• presidential succession.
• income tax

A journalist who exposed bad business practices/corruption/problems was called a(n)

• Spy
• Big Business Owner
• Muckraker
• Trustbuster

Theodore Roosevelt's campaign promise that all groups/people would have an equal chance to succeed (equality for everyone) is called

• Fair Deal
• New Deal
• Weir Deal
• Square Deal

Which of the following best defines the Pure Food and Drug Act?

• a 1906 law that required food and drug makers to begin listing ingredients on packages
• Congress has the power to collect income tax
• a legal ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol in the U.S.
• the right to vote (women's suffrage--women's right to vote)

Which of the following best defines conservation?

• a tax on earnings that charges higher rates for higher income levels
• protection of natural resources. Care about cleaning up the pollution in cities, creating parks, saving animals...etc
• a 1906 law that required food and drug makers to begin listing ingredients on packages
• A 1917 amendment to the Constitution that made it illegal to make, sell, or transport alcohol

What was President Theodore Roosevelt’s personality described as?

• quiet and cautious
• dominant, energetic, impulsive and physically active
• idealist and scholar
• lazy and boring