Warm Up 4/1 (Progressivism)

What is a **labor union**?

• A government agency that sets wages for workers

• An organization of workers formed to protect their rights and interests

• A type of farming cooperative in rural Texas

• A political party focused on worker issues

What does the term **women's suffrage** refer to?

• The right of women to own property

• The movement to give women equal pay in the workplace

• The right of women to vote in elections

• The effort to allow women to serve in the military

Who were the **progressives** during the Progressive Era?

• Farmers who wanted to expand their land westward

• Reformers who sought to fix social, political, and economic problems in society

• Business owners who wanted fewer government regulations

• Military leaders who pushed for expansion of the United States

What is **agrarianism**?

• A belief that industrial growth should be the focus of the economy

• A movement focused on the importance of farming and rural life to society

• A type of labor union for factory workers

• A government policy that limits land ownership

What is a **reform movement**?

• An effort by the government to increase taxes

• A military campaign to expand national borders

• An organized effort by a group of people to bring about social or political change

• A business strategy to increase profits

Which of the following best describes **labor reform**?

• Changes made to improve working conditions, wages, and workers' rights

• A plan to reduce the number of workers in factories

• A government program to train new workers for industrial jobs

• A movement to replace human workers with machines

Which of the following is an example of a **labor reform** that workers during the Progressive Era fought for?

• Increasing the number of hours workers were required to work each day

• Eliminating all government involvement in the workplace

• Establishing a minimum wage and limiting working hours

• Allowing children to work in dangerous factory conditions

How did **labor unions** help workers during the Progressive Era?

• They helped business owners increase their profits by reducing worker pay

• They gave workers a collective voice to negotiate for better wages and safer working conditions

• They encouraged workers to leave their jobs and start their own businesses

• They worked with the government to eliminate all factories in Texas

How did **agrarianism** influence the reform movement in Texas during the Progressive Era?

• It encouraged Texans to abandon farming and move to cities for factory work

• It led farmers to organize and demand government policies that protected their way of life and economic interests

• It caused farmers to oppose all forms of government involvement in agriculture

• It pushed Texas farmers to focus solely on growing cotton for export

Why was the **women's suffrage** movement considered part of the broader Progressive Era reform movement?

• Because it focused on giving women the right to own businesses

• Because it sought to correct an inequality in society by allowing women to vote

• Because it was only concerned with improving women's working conditions in factories

• Because it aimed to replace male politicians with female leaders in government