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WorksheetsProgressive Era STAAR Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Journalists who exposed the corrupt side of business and public life in the early 1900s.
a)
Senators
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Abolitionists
d)
None of the above
2.
Wrote "The Jungle", that portrays the dangerous and unhealthy conditions prevalent in the meat packing industry at that time.
a)
Ida B. Wells
b)
Ida Tarbell
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
3.
Teddy Roosevelt's progressive plan; involved trust-busting and conservation projects.
a)
New Freedom
b)
New Deal
c)
Square Deal
d)
None of the above
4.
Muckraker that wrote "History of the Standard Oil Company" to show how Rockefeller's power was based on unfair business practices
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Ida B. Wells
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
None of the above
5.
What anti monopoly law made all"combinations, contracts, and conspiracies" that restrained free trade illegal (1890)?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Keller-Cefauver Act
6.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
7.
The actions of muckrakers in the late 19th century and early 20th century resulted in
a)
Supreme Court decisions that expanded the right to vote
b)
government regulation of unfair business practices
c)
increases in the power of monopolies
d)
reduction of the president’s power to manage the economy
8.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
9.
Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived?
a)
Alexander Bell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
10.
Economic Policies Under President T. Roosevelt:
Step 1:Enforce federal laws
Step 2:Target monopolies
Which phrase describes the MAIN objective reflected by these steps?
Step 1:Enforce federal laws
Step 2:Target monopolies
Which phrase describes the MAIN objective reflected by these steps?
a)
assisting organized labor groups
b)
improving consumer protections
c)
making markets more competitive
d)
making businesses more responsible
11.
On Friday, October 3, 1902, Pres. T. Roosevelt called a precedent-shattering meeting. . . . A great strike in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania threatened a coal famine. The President feared “untold misery . . . with the certainty of riots which might develop into social war.” Although he had no legal right to intervene, he sent telegrams to both sides summoning them to Washington to discuss the problem. . . .
—Monthly Labor Review, U.S. Department of Labor, October 1975
How did President Roosevelt’s reaction to the strike change the relationship between the federal government and business?
—Monthly Labor Review, U.S. Department of Labor, October 1975
How did President Roosevelt’s reaction to the strike change the relationship between the federal government and business?
a)
It led to government approval for the use of replacement laborers.
b)
It set an example for issuing injunctions to regulate work stoppages.
c)
It increased the influence of the government on private businesses.
d)
It began to grant businesses the right to negotiate with labor.
12.
In the United States, the main purpose of antitrust legislation is to do what?
a)
protect the environment
b)
increase competition in business
c)
encourage the growth of monopolies
d)
strengthen the rights of workers
13.
A belief shared by Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, and Woodrow Wilson is that the Federal Government should
a)
allow the free-enterprise system to work without regulation
b)
use its power to regulate unfair business practices
c)
provide jobs for unemployed workers
d)
support unions in labor-management disputes
14.
Which type of legislation did Congress pass as a result of efforts by Progressive reformers?
a)
laws prohibiting sellers from participating in price fixing
b)
laws regulating the purity of ingredients in foods and drugs
c)
laws establishing standards for food that is labeled organic
d)
laws limiting pesticides in areas where endangered species live
15.
According to the theory of laissez faire, the economy functions best when the government
a)
subsidizes business so that it can compete worldwide
b)
regulates businesses for the good of the majority
c)
owns major industries
d)
does not interfere in business
16.
What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)?
a)
To regulate some aspects of business
b)
To expand the positive features of the trusts
c)
To favor big business over small companies
d)
To move toward government ownership of key industries
17.
When was the Progressive Era?
a)
Antebellum
b)
1865-1877
c)
1900-1920
d)
1933-1945
18.
Which long-awaited goal of the women’s rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era?
a)
the right to vote
b)
the right to own property
c)
equal pay for equal work
d)
equal access to employment and education
19.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
20.
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
21.
This was created to allow women to vote nationally
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
22.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
23.
What is it called when you hold a special election to replace someone in public office?
a)
Initiative
b)
Referendum
c)
Recall
d)
Direct Election
24.
"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote."
—Amendment 17, U.S. Constitution
Why did Progressive reformers support this amendment?
—Amendment 17, U.S. Constitution
Why did Progressive reformers support this amendment?
a)
It provided the people the ability to directly vote for U.S. senators.
b)
It allowed state legislatures to influence the election of U.S. senators.
c)
It gave governors the ability to limit terms of U.S. senators.
d)
It granted state governments the power to appoint U.S. senators.
25.
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913:
•Created a centralized banking system
•Influenced interest rates
•Provided financial services to government
What was one of the intended effects of this act?
•Created a centralized banking system
•Influenced interest rates
•Provided financial services to government
What was one of the intended effects of this act?
a)
to control the money supply
b)
to stop the creation of monopolies
c)
to eliminate money counterfeiting
d)
to prevent illegal business practices
26.
What was the primary purpose of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913?
a)
to offer bank loans to successful businesses
b)
to establish stability in the financial system
c)
to provide retired workers with pensions
d)
to allow banks to print paper money
27.
Recognizing the need to preserve our natural environment and natural history, which president created a record number of national parks?
a)
Grover Cleveland
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
William Taft
d)
William McKinley
28.
Which of the following can be attributed to W.E.B. Du Bois?
a)
the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
b)
the increase of industrial education available for African Americans
c)
the development of the Underground Railroad
d)
the weakening of the Back to Africa movement
29.
Who was the early civil rights activist that supported trade education and gradual integration?
a)
WEB Dubois
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
John Hope
d)
Lugenia Burns Hope
30.
What was the purpose of implementing referendum recall and initiative?
a)
to give citizens more power in local affairs
b)
to guarantee public selection of federal officials
c)
to prevent minority groups from participating in government
d)
to regulate sources of campaign finance
31.
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. . . .”
-19th Amendment, U. S. Constitution
Which grouping of women worked for the passage of this amendment?
-19th Amendment, U. S. Constitution
Which grouping of women worked for the passage of this amendment?
a)
Harriet Tubman, Jane Addams, and Dorothea Dix
b)
Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Madeline Albright, Geraldine Ferraro, and Sandra Day O’Connor
d)
Clara Barton, Amelia Earhart, and Eleanor Roosevelt
32.
Prohibition of alcohol – banning sale, manufacture & consumption of alcohol
a)
18th
b)
17th
c)
16th
d)
15th
33.
Citizens place an issue on the ballot
a)
Iniative
b)
Referendum
c)
Recall
d)
Secret Ballot
34.
Proved that when a strike threatened public welfare, the federal government could step in and disputes could be solved peacefully
a)
Homestead Strike
b)
1902 Coal Strike
c)
The Great Strike of 1877
d)
Keating-Owen Act
35.
President after the Republican Party split between Roosevelt and Taft
a)
William McKinley
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
William Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
36.
Head of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial school. Believed equality would happen over time
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
W.E.B. Du Bois
37.
The 16th amendment replaced tariff revenues with
a)
The graduated income tax
b)
Voting rights for women
c)
Prohibition
d)
direct election of senators
38.
Which speaker’s statement is most directly related to the political concepts of initiative, referendum, and recall?
a)
Speaker A: The best way to prevent corruption in government is to allow citizens a direct role in the legislative process.
b)
Speaker B: Breaking up trusts and monopolies will increase business competition.
c)
Speaker C: Government is best when kept far away from the general population.
d)
Speaker D: Government will only improve when women are granted full suffrage.
39.
Which speaker best expresses the environmental views of President Theodore Roosevelt?
a)
Speaker A: Nature should be left as it is found. All unsettled land should be off limits to future settlement or development.
b)
Speaker B: Natural resources should be controlled by big business to ensure the economicstrength of the United States. Our abundance of land gives us a great advantage for competing in world markets.
c)
Speaker C: The natural resources of the United States should be used wisely. We must conserve them for future generations while also using them to serve the people of today.
d)
Speaker D: Resources are given to us to use and there is more than enough to last my lifetime.
40.
A major purpose of the Progressive movement (1900–1917) was to
a)
stimulate the economy
b)
support government control of factory production
c)
correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society
d)
recover from a long period of economic depression
41.
Which of these contributed to the ratification of the 18th Amendment?
a)
Veteran soldiers protesting to obtain benefits
b)
The growing political influence of women
c)
Politicians campaigning for educational reform
d)
The growing number of workers organizing into labor unions
42.
Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addam's Settlement House movement in Chicago?
a)
The founding of women's colleges
b)
The introduction of prison reform
c)
The assimilation of immigrants
d)
The establishment of public libraries
43.
A student learning about US history is instructed to write a paper about WEB Dubois and race relations in the US. Which of the following facts would be most relevant to the student's assignment?
a)
The Selma-to-Montogmery protest marches helped secure voting rights for minority
b)
The NAACP was organized to help secure full legal equality for minority citizens
c)
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 outlawed many forms of discrimination in the housing market
d)
The March on Washington helped rally nationwide support for the Civil Rights movement
44.
The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in:
a)
a system of seperate schools for new immigrants
b)
the expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic process
c)
a redistribution of the tax burden among citizens
d)
more sources of revenue for state governments
45.
Base your answer to the question on the photograph and on your knowledge of social studies.
One reason Jacob Riis published many photographs similar to this was to
a)
disprove claims of yellow journalists
b)
encourage government assistance for poor farmers
c)
promote the use of child labor
d)
increase public concern over tenement conditions
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