Progressive Era Quiz

Who was the first progressive president to begin the trustbusting movement?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Taft

• Abraham Lincoln

• Woodrow Wilson

Which act extended the power of the Sherman Act by laying out rules that made it more difficult for trusts to form and to squeeze out competition?

• Pure Food and Drug Act

• Hepburn Act

• Clayton Antitrust Act

• Meat Inspection Act

Which president established the Food and Drug Administration to test and approve drugs before they became available on the market?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• William Taft

• Abraham Lincoln

Who pressured coal mine owners and the striking United Mine Workers to submit to arbitration in 1902?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Woodrow Wilson

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Taft

Which act prohibited companies involved in interstate commerce from hiring workers under 14 years of age?

• Hepburn Act

• Keating-Owen Child Labor Act

• Meat Inspection Act

• Clayton Antitrust Act

Who was the noted conservationist appointed by Roosevelt to head the U.S. Forest Service?

• J. P. Morgan

• John Muir

• Upton Sinclair

• Gifford Pinchot

Which president supported the creation of the National Park Service in 1916?

• William Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

Which progressive president believed that government should regulate monopolies to ensure they operated for the benefit of the nation?

• William Taft

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Thomas Jefferson

Which act made it illegal for a company to lower prices in one market but not others to try to force out local competitors?

• Pure Food and Drug Act

• Meat Inspection Act

• Clayton Antitrust Act

• Hepburn Act

Who supported a stricter interpretation of the Sherman Act and brought 90 lawsuits against trusts?

• William Taft

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson