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Progressive Era

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When was the Progressive Era?
a)
Antebellum
b)
1865-1877
c)
1900-1920
d)
1933-1945
2.

Who wrote the literature piece that revealed the corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Lewis Hines

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Upton Sinclair

3.

Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act?

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

Lewis Hines

c)

Ida Tarbell

d)

Upton Sinclair

4.

Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?

a)

Elixabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Belle Starr

5.
Which of the following is an initiative?
a)
People have the right to remove a politician from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government
6.
Which of the following is a Referendum?
a)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose their own law
d)
Any law passed by the government can be voted on for approval or veto by the people
7.
Which of the following is a Recall?
a)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
b)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to vote on any law passed by their government for approval/veto
8.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
9.
The founder of the NAACP who encouraged African Americans to fight to end segregation
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
WEB Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
10.

Who advocated for African Americans to take on unskilled jobs and earn the respect of white America with hard work?

a)

WEB Du Bois

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Nat Turner

11.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
12.
This was created to allow women to vote nationally
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
13.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
14.
Made it illegal to create trusts and monopolies
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Sherman Antimonopoly Act
c)
Sherman Shortly Act
d)
Sherman No Business Act
15.
The founder of the Tuskegee Institute and head of the African Americans community
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
W.E.B Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
16.
Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the other half lived?
a)
Alexander Bell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
17.
Author of The Jungle
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Billy Sinclair
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Jacob Riis
18.
Theodore Roosevelt became President after William McKinley was:
a)
impeached
b)
assassinated
c)
kidnapped
d)
too ill to work
19.
Teddy Roosevelt's progressive reforms were known as the:
a)
Fair deal
b)
New deal
c)
Square Deal
d)
Round Deal
20.
Income Tax = which amendment?
a)
17th
b)
16th
c)
19th
d)
18th
21.
Direct election of US Senators = Which amendment?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
22.
Susan B. Anthony
a)
female union leader
b)
female suffragist
c)
champion of ending child labor
d)
first female Congress women
23.
The Progressive movement attempted to solve the problems of?
a)
The Gilded Age
b)
The Civil War
c)
World War I
d)
Civil Rights
24.
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
25.
The primary goal of the NAACP was:
a)
Voting rights for women
b)
Better working conditions
c)
Regulation of banks
d)
Equality among the races
26.
Suffrage refers to:
a)
Discrimination
b)
Women’s Rights
c)
The Right To Vote
d)
The Denial of Voting
27.
The initiative, the referendum, and the recall were all created to give more power to
a)
the president
b)
the state governments
c)
the voters
d)
the Supreme Court
28.

The WCTU (Women's Christian Temperance Union) was concerned with two main issues, prostitution and ________.

a)

slavery

b)

racism

c)

prohibition

d)

corruption

29.

Which of these is a likely slogan of the NAWSA (National American Women's Suffrage Association)?

a)

“Stop Jim Crow laws!”

b)

“Lips that touch liquor shall not touch ours!”

c)

“Stop the suffrage of women today!”

d)

“Women deserve the right to vote!”

30.

Which amendment are these women most likely advocating?

a)

16th - income tax

b)

17th - direct election of senators

c)

18th - prohibition of alcohol

d)

19th - women's right to vote

31.

Which amendment are these women most likely advocating?

a)

16th - income tax

b)

17th - direct election of senators

c)

18th - prohibition of alcohol

d)

19th - women's right to vote

32.
During the late 1800's, farmers formed the __________Party. 
a)
Populist
b)
Democratic
c)
Republican
d)
Whit
33.
The Populist Party mostly represented _ but was also known as the People's Party. 
a)
western farmers
b)
wealthy bankers
c)
factory owners
d)
eastern factory workers
34.

After the Civil War, the US Government returned to a _________ to back money

a)

Gold Standard

b)

Federal Reserve

c)

Silver Standard

d)

Bimettalism

35.
To cause inflation and increase prices, the Populists encouraged the use of a _. 
a)
bi-metallism standard
b)
gold standard
c)
silver standard
d)
federal reserve system
36.
The Republican candidate for president in 1896 was 
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
William Jennings Bryan
c)
William McKinley
d)
Abraham Washington
37.
William Jennings Bryan famous speech against the gold standard in the 1896 election was
a)
The "Cross of Gold" speech
b)
"Bi-metallism Now!" speech
c)
"Gold Standard Forever" speech
d)
"Wizard of Oz" speech
38.

Why did the populists support William Bryan (democratic)?

a)

he supported the silver issue

b)

he supported the railroad

c)

he supported women's rights

d)

he supported the reconstruction plan

39.
Unlimited Coinage of Silver 
Limit terms for President
Direct Election of Senators
Secret Ballot
Government ownership of railroads
Graduated Income Tax
 
Which political party platform is list above?
a)
Populist platform 
b)
Progressive platform 
c)
Republican party platform 
d)
Democrat party platform 
40.
Who was the winner of the 1896 election?
a)
Williams Jennings Bryan 
b)
William McKinley 
c)
William Jennings Mckinley 
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
41.
What was another name for Roosevelt's political party ?  
a)
Libertarian party 
b)
Green party
c)
Bull Moose party
d)
Democrat party
42.

Which candidate represented the Republican Party in the Election of 1912?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

William Taft

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Calvin Coolidge

43.
Who won the 1912 election ?  
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
William Taft
d)
William Mckinley
44.
What happened in the election of 1912?
a)
Roosevelt runs as a third party and wins
b)
Roosevelt runs as a third party and loses
c)
Taft runs as a Republican and wins
d)
Wilson runs as a Republican and loses
45.
What does the Federal Reserve do?
a)
Regulates monopolies
b)
Regulates the money supply
c)
Regulates trusts
d)
Regulates Prohibition
46.
This man was elected after Roosevelt to continue the progressive reform agenda.
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
William McKinley
47.

What was progressivism?

a)

a set of responses to the problems caused by economic expansion and industrialization

b)

a group of people who fought against urbanization

c)

a collection of wealthy bankers fighting regulation of the industry

d)

politicians who believed in the concept of imperialism

48.

What was the primary concern of female progressives?

a)

prevention of child abuse

b)

cleaner mental health facilities

c)

woman suffrage

d)

the rights of the poor

49.

How were women eventually granted the right to vote?

a)

with legislation from Congress that prevented sexist voting laws

b)

with a mandate from the president granting women the right to vote

c)

with the passage of suffrage for women by all 50 states

d)

with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution

50.

What was the primary goal of the Prohibition Movement?

a)

laws allowing the government to restrict the number of hours people worked

b)

laws banning the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol

c)

higher wages and government safety codes for laborers

d)

the end to child labor in coal mines

51.

Theodore Roosevelt's progressive policies became known as _______.

a)

the Prohibition Movement

b)

presidential progressivism

c)

the Square Deal

d)

Social Darwinism

52.

During the 1902 coal strike, how did Roosevelt end the dispute between the union and coal mine owners?

a)

He filed suit against the coal mine owners to force them to comply with union demands.

b)

He pushed for laws that restricted unions' ability to strike.

c)

He ordered the U.S. army to run the coal mines.

d)

He invited both groups to work together in arbitration.

53.

What were Roosevelt's views on environmental issues?

a)

He encouraged the development of business through use of public lands.

b)

He tried to prevent business from using natural resources.

c)

He restricted the mining of certain resources to benefit particular businesses.

d)

He believed that natural resources must be conserved.

54.

What was the purpose of the Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902?

a)

to irrigate and develop Western lands for business and habitation

b)

to prevent businesses from using scarce water supplies

c)

to help farmers transport water from California

d)

to create wildlife preserves and national forests

55.

What was the significance of Taft signing the Payne-Aldrich Tariff into law?

a)

Trusts began to target Taft for replacement in the next election.

b)

Many progressives felt betrayed and turned against him.

c)

The Republican Party became unified in support of the bill.

d)

Tariffs were decreased to an all-time low to stimulate the economy.

56.

Wilson believed that the result of Roosevelt's policies toward trusts _______.

a)

created an economy where regulation had no effect

b)

defeated the principles of progressivism

c)

gave the government too much power over the economy

d)

destroyed free trade and small businesses

57.

How did Wilson attempt to prompt American businesses to become more efficient and competitive in the global market?

a)

He invested federal funds in technological developments.

b)

He appeared before Congress on behalf of businesses.

c)

He created the Better Business Bureau.

d)

He lowered the tariff on imported goods by 30 percent.

58.

One important provision in the Underwood Tariff Act of 1913 that affected individuals directly was _______.

a)

the division of federal funds to various urban development projects

b)

the institution of an income tax on individual earnings

c)

the addition of a constitutional amendment that set the tariff rate

d)

the inclusion of provisions which provided for woman suffrage

59.

In order to provide security for bank customers and oversight of U.S. banks, Wilson supported the creation of the __________.

a)

Federal Reserve

b)

Third National Bank

c)

F.D.I.C.

d)

Interest Rate Regulation Board