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WorksheetsProgressive Era
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which one of these issue is not a problem that the progressive tried to fix?
a)
Social
b)
Political
c)
Economic
d)
Imperialism
2.
What is the nickname given to the progressive's?
a)
Muckrakers
b)
Pro's
c)
Protester's
d)
Yellow Journal
3.
Who wrote the book "How the Other Half Lived" documenting the poor living conditions immigrates faced in the slums of the big city?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lincoln Steffans
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
4.
Lincoln Steffans wrote what book documenting the devastating affect Political Machines had on society?
a)
How the Other Half Lived
b)
The Jungle
c)
History of Standard Oil
d)
Shame of the City
5.
Who wrote the History of Standard Oil documenting the corrupt business tactics used by John D. Rockefeller?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Ida B. Wells
d)
Lincoln Steffans
6.
When ordinary citizens purpose a new law to the state or local government?
a)
Primary
b)
Initiative
c)
Recall
d)
Referendum
7.
Voters can decide yes or no on
new legislation
new legislation
a)
Recall
b)
Referendum
c)
Initiative
d)
Primary
8.
Voters, not party bosses, decide their
party’s candidate for the election?
party’s candidate for the election?
a)
Recall
b)
17th amendment
c)
Primary
d)
Referendum
9.
Direct election of Senators by the voters?
a)
Initiative
b)
17th amendment
c)
Recall
d)
Primary
10.
Womens Suffrage means they are trying to gain the right to _________________.
a)
A equal paying Job
b)
Run for public office
c)
Vote
d)
Go to college
11.
Which on these was an important women's right activist?
a)
Catherine Chapman Catt
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Clara Barton
d)
Edger Allen
12.
What amendment gave women the right to suffrage?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
13.
What is the temperance movement about?
a)
Banning Temptation
b)
Banning the right to Vote for immigrates
c)
Banning the right to recall
d)
Banning Alcohol
14.
What amendment banned Alcohol from being sold, made, or consumed in America?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
15.
Separation of the races is called ______________
a)
Segregation
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Discrimination
d)
Plessy vs Ferguson
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