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WorksheetsProgressive Era
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A group that controls the activities of a political party is called...?
a)
Oppressive
b)
A Political Machine
c)
A Captain of Industry
d)
Thor
2.
Using machinery to replace manual labor is called...?
a)
Oppressive
b)
Urbanization
c)
Mechanization
d)
Iron Man
3.
Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled due to:
a)
The Baby Boom
b)
Immigration
c)
The Homestead Act
d)
Better Healthcare
4.
Electric lighting and telephone service increased:
a)
immigration
b)
westward expansion
c)
racial segregation
d)
industrial growth
5.
Steel manufacturing was located in which region of the U.S.?
a)
Northeast
b)
Southeast
c)
Pacific
d)
Midwest
6.
All of the following helped change the U.S. from an agricultural to an industrial nation EXCEPT:
a)
new inventions
b)
free land
c)
labor force
d)
raw materials
7.
The 18th Amendment:
a)
stopped alcohol sales
b)
granted women suffrage
c)
prevented child labor
d)
raised factory wages
8.
What amendment finally gave women the right to vote?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
9.
The Progressive Movement included suffrage, temperance, trust-busting, and:
a)
prospecting
b)
steel production
c)
reservations
d)
reform
10.
Why did it take so long to abolish child labor?
a)
Child labor was cheap.
b)
Companies profited from child labor.
c)
Hard work was expected of all family members.
d)
All of these.
11.
What amendment grants citizenship and equal protection under the law?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
12.
Which of the following believed in full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans?
a)
William Lloyd Douglas
b)
W.E.B. Du Bois
c)
George Washington
d)
Booker T. Washington
13.
-Born into slavery on a plantation in Virginia -Believed equality could be achieved through vocational education -Organized the Tuskegee Institute for agricultural and industrial education
a)
W.E.B. Du Bois
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Booker T. Washington
14.
One of the major goals of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was to
a)
limit the amount of sugar in snack products.
b)
protect farmers from bankruptcy due to changing food prices.
c)
control the price put on beverages and food products.
d)
ensure that products were labeled accurately.
15.
Who was the founder of Hull House, a settlement house?
a)
Elixabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Belle Starr
16.
When was the Progressive Era?
a)
Antebellum
b)
1865-1877
c)
1900-1920
d)
1933-1945
17.
What region is Iowa in?
a)
Southeast
b)
West
c)
Northeast
d)
Midwest
18.
Denver is located in which state
a)
Utah
b)
Colorado
c)
Nevada
d)
Wyoming
19.
Who led the Battle of Little Bighorn, where George Custer and his men were killed.
a)
Chief Joseph
b)
Geronimo
c)
Wounded Knee
d)
Sitting Bull
20.
What Nez Perce leader tried to escape forced relocation, but finally gave up when winter set in with his group 30 miles from the Canadian border.
a)
Chief Joseph
b)
Geronimo
c)
Wounded Knee
d)
Sitting Bull
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