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WorksheetsAmerican History Progressive Era
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The primary goal of the NAACP was
a)
voting rights for women
b)
better working conditions
c)
regulation of the banking industry
d)
equality among the races
2.
In the election of 1912, the candidate considered least pleasing to reformers was
a)
Eugene V. Debs
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
William H. Taft
3.
A bill that originates from the people rather than legislators is known as
a)
a recall
b)
an initiative
c)
a referendum
d)
an amendment
4.
In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
a)
dangers faced by coal miners
b)
corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
c)
unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
d)
illegal deals between special interests and the government
5.
All of the following were actively involved in securing the right to vote for women except
a)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Florence Kelly
d)
Carrie Chapman Catt
6.
The law that required truthful labels was the
a)
Pure Food and Drug Act
b)
Meat Inspection Act
c)
Sherman Antitrust Act
d)
Interstate Commerce Act
7.
In the mid-1800's, the majority of women who held jobs worked as
a)
servants
b)
teachers
c)
clerks
d)
telephone operators
8.
Muckrakers were
a)
politicians
b)
conservationists
c)
suffragists
d)
journalists
9.
Which state was the first to grant women full voting rights?
a)
Wyoming
b)
Georgia
c)
New York
d)
Indiana
10.
The progrssive movement regarded all of the following as worthy goals except
a)
protecting social welfare
b)
promoting business monopolies
c)
creating economic reform
d)
fostering efficiency in the workplace
11.
Which of the following actions lead to the defeat of Taft in 1912?
a)
his overuse of the bully pulpit
b)
his failure to unify the Republican Party
c)
his refusal to sign the Payne-Aldrich Tariff
12.
What effect did WWI have on the suffragist movement?
a)
it delayed action as attention turned to the war effort
b)
it had little effect
c)
it caused a split within the NAWSA
d)
it hastened passage and ratification of the 19th Amendement
13.
Which of the following best states the primary goal of prohibitionists?
a)
to eliminate the sale fo alcohol to minors
b)
to eliminate the use of alcohol in society
c)
to reduce accidents in the workplace
d)
to reduce the availability of alcohol to minors
14.
What was Roosevelt's position on trusts?
a)
some trusts were harmful to the public interest
b)
all trusts should be busted
c)
trusts were of benefit to the public interest
d)
trusts were legal and could not be abolished
15.
reform movement that sought to return control of the government to the people
a)
Square Deal
b)
Progressivism
c)
conservation
d)
Federal Reserve System
16.
president of the U.S. who was a former president of Princeton University and governor of New Jersey
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Florence Kelley
c)
William H. Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
17.
muckraking journalist who exposed the terrible conditions of the meatpacking industry
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Florence Kelley
c)
William H. Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
18.
an advocate for improving the lives of women and children
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Florence Kelley
c)
William H. Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
19.
president whose actions split the Republican party after he angered both progressives and conservationists
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Florence Kelley
c)
William H. Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
20.
the movement to protect America's natural resources
a)
Progressivism
b)
conservation
c)
Square Deal
d)
Federal Trade Commission
21.
the term used to describe the progressive reforms of President Theodore Roosevelt
a)
Progressivism
b)
conservation
c)
Square Deal
d)
Federal Trade Commission
22.
watchdog agency given the power to stop unfair business practices
a)
Progressivism
b)
conservation
c)
Square Deal
d)
Federal Trade Commission
23.
a plan that reformed how American banks were organized
a)
Progressivism
b)
conservation
c)
Square Deal
d)
Federal Reserve System
24.
a plan that reformed how American banks were organized
a)
Progressivism
b)
conservation
c)
Square Deal
d)
Federal Reserve System
25.
reform movement that sought to return control of the government to the people
a)
Progressivism
b)
conservation
c)
Square Deal
d)
Federal Reserve System
26.
a leader of the woman suffrage movement
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
William H. Taft
27.
This is a vote on an initiative.
a)
initiative
b)
prohibition
c)
referendum
d)
progressive movement
28.
Members of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union fought for this cause by entering saloons, singing, praying, and asking saloonkeepers to stop selling alcohol.
a)
initiative
b)
prohibition
c)
referendum
d)
progressive movement
29.
a bill that is created by the people or the citizens and not by the legislature
a)
initiative
b)
prohibition
c)
referendum
d)
progressive movement
30.
This enabled voters to remove public officials from elected positions by forcing them to face an election before the end of their term if enough voters requested it.
a)
recall
b)
prohibition
c)
referendum
d)
progressive movement
31.
This was one of the inspirations for the creation of assembly lines at the Ford Motor Company.
a)
progressive movement
b)
scientific management
c)
prohibition
d)
recall
32.
This allowed for the popular, or direct, election of U.S. senators.
a)
scientific management
b)
progressive movement
c)
Seventeenth Amendment
d)
prohibition
33.
This reform governor and U.S. senator from Wisconsin made the railroad industry a major target.
a)
Florence Kelley
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Robert M. La Follete
34.
This person was the president of NAWSA.
a)
Florence Kelley
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Carrie Chapman Catt
35.
suffrage means
a)
discrimination
b)
women's rights
c)
the right to vote
d)
the denial of the right to vote
36.
The Republican Party nominated Theodore Roosevelt in the 1912 presidential election.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Calling for an end to capitalism, Socialist presidential candidate Richard A. Ballinger failed to capture any electoral votes in the 1912 presidential election.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
The Progressive Party, which became known as the Bull Moose Party, advocated a number of reforms including women's suffrage, an eight-hour workday, and a federal law against child labor.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Under President Taft, the progressive and conservative wings of the Republican Party began to fragment.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
The Progressive Party also known as the Bull Moose Party nominated William Jennings Bryan in the 1912 presidential election.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
This was intended to provide revenue lost by the lowering of tariffs.
a)
income tax
b)
Clayton Antitrust Act
c)
Federal Reserve System
d)
woman's suffrage
42.
This specified that labor unions and farm organizations not only had a right to exist, but would also no longer be subject to antitrust laws.
a)
income tax
b)
Clayton Antitrust Act
c)
Federal Reserve System
d)
woman's suffrage
43.
This is a decentralized private banking system under government control.
a)
income tax
b)
Clayton Antitrust Act
c)
Federal Reserve System
d)
woman's suffrage
44.
This movement was given new strength by a growing number of college-educated women.
a)
income tax
b)
Clayton Antitrust Act
c)
Federal Reserve System
d)
woman's suffrage
45.
This agency was given the power to investigate unfair business practices and to issue orders to "cease and desist."
a)
income tax
b)
Clayton Antitrust Act
c)
Federal Reserve System
d)
Federal Trade Commision
46.
This substantially reduced import taxes for the first time since the Civil War.
a)
income tax
b)
Clayton Antitrust Act
c)
Federal Reserve System
d)
Underwood Tariff
47.
Woodrow Wilson appeared to support this issue during his campaign, but during his presidency, he did more to support those who opposed it.
a)
woman's suffrage
b)
civil rights
c)
income tax
d)
Federal Reserve Act
48.
Susan B. Anthony
a)
discovered a new comet
b)
leader in the woman's suffrage movement
c)
first American woman to earn a professional degree
d)
first American woman elected to a national political office
49.
NAWSA
a)
National American Woman Service Association
b)
National American Woman Suffrage Association
c)
National American Woman Scientists Association
d)
National American Workers and Servants Association
50.
This was started by prominent African American and white reformers.
a)
NAACP
b)
Meat Inspection Act
c)
Pure Food and Drug Act
d)
Elkins Act
51.
This legislation put forth strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers and created the program of federal meat inspection still used today.
a)
NAACP
b)
Meat Inspection Act
c)
Pure Food and Drug Act
d)
Elkins Act
52.
This legislation halted the sale of contaminated foods or drugs and called for truth in labeling.
a)
NAACP
b)
Meat Inspection Act
c)
Pure Food and Drug Act
d)
Elkins Act
53.
This legislation halted the sale of contaminated foods or drugs and called for truth in labeling.
a)
NAACP
b)
Meat Inspection Act
c)
Pure Food and Drug Act
d)
Elkins Act
54.
Roosevelt responded to this book by appointing a commission to investigate the meatpacking industry.
a)
W.E.B. Du Bois
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
The Jungle
d)
1902 coal miner's strike
55.
This was settled when Roosevelt got involved in the negotiations.
a)
W.E.B. Du Bois
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
The Jungle
d)
1902 coal miner's strike
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