WorksheetsProgressive Era
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 27mins
What was the main accomplishment of Progressive Era reformer Jane Addams?
She led the effort for a federal ban on alcoholic beverages
She helped provide education and support for the urban poor.
She uncovered and reported on corruption in political machines.
Which factor contributed most to the spread of Progressive ideas during the late 1800's and early 1900's?
technological advancements in communication and transportation
Imperialist policies focused on a strong navy and acquiring overseas territories
increasing public awareness of political corruption and business abuses
Which factor most contributed to internal disagreements among Progressive reformers?
tensions over ethnic differences and class divisions
the existence of numerous competing activist groups
diverse political systems functioning in urban and rural communities
Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle most directly resulted in —
tighter regulations to ensure safety in the workplace
new federal legislation to protect safe food production
greater public understanding of abusive business practices
During the late 1800's, in which area was the labor movement most successful?
Organizing unions for skilled workers
Gaining the right to bargain collectively
Securing cost-of-living increases in wages
.Winning passage of laws for workplace safety
Women social activists were most heavily involved in which Progressive Era movement?
antitrust reform
temperance
conservationism
What was the main goal of the women’s rights movement during the Progressive Era?
winning the right to vote for women nationwide
getting women elected to federal and state offices
ending discrimination against women in the workplace
Which factor contributed most to passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act?
The creation of the refrigerator
The publication of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle
Rising numbers of sick people from working in the meat-packing factories
The federal government responded to work stoppages called by unions during the late 1800's by taking which action
passing labor-friendly legislation and regulations
enforcing antitrust laws and court rulings more aggressively
using troops to force strikers to go back to work
Child labor was popular among American businesses in the late 1800s because
businesses could earn higher profits by employing children
most children had better job skills than adults at the time
federal regulations held children’s wages lower than adult wages
Which President had the reputation as a trustbuster?
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
Which statement best explains how the Pure Food and Drug Act made it safer for consumers and changed the manufacturing of food and medicine products?
It required that food and medicine containers have accurate ingredients labels.
It established workplace safety standards for food and medicine factories
It ensured that all food and all medicine products only had one ingredient
Which act, in 1906, improved the meat packing industries policies of food management?
Substance Reconstruction Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
None of the above
Consumers Reform Act
Why did many immigrants relocate from Europe to America?
Europe had widespread disease during this time in history
Europe lacked jobs and had less economic opportunity during this time in history
Europe didn’t have successful schools during this time in history
In the United States during the early 1900's, wages for unskilled factory workers generally
remained flat or declined
rose and fell with the national economy
increased slowly but steadily
grew substantially
Which amendment banned the sale of alcohol in the United States?
16th
20th
18th
17th
Which statement accurately describes the labor movement in the United States at the beginning of the 1900's?
Business leaders had begun to embrace the moderate goals of the labor movement.
Unions increased in popularity but had not yet gained widespread public acceptance.
Most unskilled industrial workers in the United States were members of labor unions.
National parks were established for the purpose of
protecting natural wonders from human destruction
preventing the pollution of critical forests and waterways
allowing government management of energy resources
producing hydroelectric power and controlling flooding in remote regions
This group was formed to promote equality for all races in 1901 through the court system?
NRA
FDA
FERPA
NAACP
Which factor contributed most to passage of the Meat Inspection Act?
the creation of the Federal Trade Commission
the election of William Howard Taft
the stock-market crash of 1907
the publication of Sinclair’s The Jungle
Which woman decided to build settlement homes in slums to help the poor in Chicago?
Ida B. Wells
Susan B. Anthony
Harriet Tubman
Jane Addams
Which president had the reputation as a “trust buster”?
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Which statement best explains how the Pure Food and Drug Act changed the manufacturing of food and medicine products in the United States?
It required that food and medicine containers have accurate ingredients labels.
It established workplace safety standards for food and medicine factories
It ensured that food and medicine products were packed in airtight containers.
Which description below best describes the term “conservation” when in reference to the Progressive Era?
Period of social activism
Spending national money
Control of service(s)
Preserve the nation’s resources for future
Which Progressive Era movement were women social activists were most heavily involved in to address the nation’s “morality” and against alcohol?
Antitrust reform
NAACP
Conservationism
Temperance
Which condition most directly contributed to passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
the establishment of business combinations that dominated industries
the popularity of the Socialist Party of the United States
the successful efforts of union leaders to organize American workers
What was the main goal of the women’s rights movement during the Progressive Era?
Winning the right to vote for women nationwide
Higher pay
Ending discrimination against women in the workplace
Getting women elected to federal and state offices
Who started the NAACP to fight for racial equality?
Booker T. Washington
Martin Luther King
W.E.B. Dubois
Ida B. Wells
President Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal was a plan that sought to create reforms for “The 3 C’s.” What are “The 3 C’s?”
collaborating with poor families, correcting homelessness, and clearing room for building manufacturing cities.
collecting debts or money owed, coming up with a plan to educate children, cleaning up cities
child labor reform, correcting the meat packing industry, and creating a law for giving women the right to vote.
conservation of natural resources, control of corporations/trust, and consumer protection( FDA)
The term, used in the Progressive Era, to characterize reform-minded American journalists who attacked established institutions and leaders as corrupt. They typically had large audiences in some popular magazines.
Supply and Demand
Muckraker
The Jungle
NAACP
Organization set up to fight the inequalities faced by many African Americans at this time period.
NAACP
Supply and Demand
Trust
Monopolies
the amount of a commodity, product, or service available and the desire of buyers for it, considered as factors regulating its price.
monopoly
Supply and Demand
trust
NAACP
Told about the horrors of the meat packing plant in Chicago. FDA is formed from this.
FDA
The Jungle
NAACP
Effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production, transport, and sale of alcohol (though not the consumption or private possession) illegal.
Monopoly
18TH AMENDMENT
20TH AMENDMENT
TRUST
Persons advocating or implementing reform or new ideas to help society.
trust
Progressive
president
muckracker
The right for women to vote.
women suffrage
trust
monopoly
women dominance
The exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.-ex. Oil Standard Company
Monopoly
suffrage
FDA
Big business
An institution in an inner-city area providing educational, recreational, and other social services to the community. Helped immigrant women assimilate.
Settlement house
prohibition
hospital
monopoly
Gave women the right to vote.
19th amendment
18th amendment
prohibition
21st amendment
The prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol.
21st amendment
trust
prohibiton
suffrage
