Lesson 5.1 "The Progressive Era"

Match the following Amendments to their effects...

• Progressive Income Tax

• 18th

• Direct Election of Senators

• 19th

• Banning Sale and Production of Alcohol

• 17th

• Women's Right to Vote

• 16th

What is the name of the immigrant processing center located in New York Harbor?

• Chincoteague Island

• Angel Island

• Long Island

• Ellis Island

What characterized the relationship between industry and immigration in America in the mid-1800s?

• Industrial decline encouraged immigration.

• Industrial growth discouraged immigration.

• Industrial growth encouraged immigration.

• Industrial decline discouraged immigration.

In a laissez-faire economy, the government...

• opposes business

• regulates business

• gives aid to business

• keeps out of the affairs of business

Which statement above did NOT result from the influx (increase) of immigrants and rapid urbanization?

• Ethnic neighborhoods were established.

• The need for services such as sewage, water, and mass transit increased.

• Cities had a massive increase in population.

• Urban poverty was eliminated.

Who invented the airplane?

• Thomas Edison

• J. P. Morgan

• Alexander Graham Bell

• The Wright Brothers

This type of immigrant housing was called a(n) ___.

• apartment

• estate

• tenement

• ghetto

Which experiences did immigrants face through the early twentieth century?

• Immigrants faced prejudices for preferring to live in urban areas over rural areas.

• Immigrants were celebrated for bringing new culinary dishes to America.

• Immigrants faced prejudices against their religions and cultural differences.

• Immigrants were celebrated for their religious and cultural differences.

__________ exposed problems in society by writing news articles and publishing photographs.

This book, written by Upton Sinclair, exposed the horrors of the American meatpacking industry.

• The World Ending Fire

• The Jungle

• Wizard of Oz

• Foxfire