Progressive Era quiz

What reform does Temperance/Prohibition fall into?

• Moral reform

• Social reform

• Political reforms

• Economic reforms

• State reforms

What was the forest reserve act of 1891?

• this act set aside 150 mill acres of federal land as a national reserve that could not be sold to private interests

• Law that provides money from the sale of public land for irrigation projects in western states

• • The president wanted conservation for the outdoor life and had publicized it

What reform does birth control for women & The beginning of the civil rights movement for African Americans?

• Moral reform

• State reform

• Social reform

• Economic reform

• Political reform

What was the Newlands reclamation act?

• this act set aside 150 mill acres of federal land as a national reserve that could not be sold to private interests

• this act set aside 150 mill acres of federal land as a national reserve that could not be sold to private interests

• Law that provides money from the sale of public land for irrigation projects in western states

What were tenements described as in the Progressive Era?

• living in good conditions with no problems

• Living in bad conditions (cramped, no pluming, no care to the area)

• Living in wealth

• Having many places to live, in one city

What was the National conservation commission described as?

• Law that provides money from the sale of public land for irrigation projects in western states

• The president wanted conservation for the outdoor life and had publicized it

• this act set aside 150 mill acres of federal land as a national reserve that could not be sold to private interests

What politics and social groups were described as “A movement that aimed to apply christian ethics to social problems”

• Social gospel

• Temperance

• Child labor laws

What did not shape the identity of the Progressive Era?

• Allowing women to vote

• Laws protecting workers

• Civil rights movement for African Americans

• Laws that were implemented unfairly

In the progressive era, immigrants were being taken advantage of for labor

• True

• False

What impact of the progressive era, in your opinion stood out the most to you?