Progressive Era

The Progressive Era was characterized by

• Expansion of U.S. territory

• 1. Financial panics. 

• Economic, social, and political reforms.

• A cultural and artistic renaissance.

The 1912 election led to a bitter rivalry between Taft and Roosevelt, and split the Republican vote allowing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to win. What was the name of the party Roosevelt ran under?

• Tea Party

• Bull Moose Party

• Green Party

• Smart Elk Party

1. Referendum is  ____________________

• The regulation of industrial practices.

• The conservation of the natural environment.

• The citizens’ right to vote on initiative legislation that they do not agree with.

• The creation of a secret ballot.

All three of the Progressive Presidents were successful at promoting and passing legislation that helped with the Civil Rights movement for African Americans.

• True

• False

The right to vote is called

• suffrage

• disenfranchisement

• recall

• initiative

What did muckrakers do to prepare the way for political reforms?

• They organized labor strikes

• They testified in Senate hearings.

• They hired lawyers to settle disputes about safety.

• They exposed corruption through journalism

The _________was a federal law that banned the sale of mislabeled or contaminated food and drugs.

• Sherman Anti-Trust Act

• Pure Food and Drug Act

• Clayton Anti-Trust Act

• Meat Inspection Act

Teddy Roosevelt’s plan to make things right with the common people.

• New Freedom Plan

• Common Core

• New Deal

• Square Deal

A ____________ was a forward thinking person who wanted to make American society better by making changes to the Gilded Age problems.

• Progressive

• Protagonist

• Proponent

• Procrastinator

The ________________ was an organization started to help the poor by offering a place to stay, opening libraries, sponsoring classes, daycares, and building pools and handball courts.

• YMCA

• NAWSA

• WCTU

• NACW