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WorksheetsPopulism & Progressive Era
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 35mins
How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad affect the demographics of the United States during Reconstruction?
It altered the economy in southern rural areas
It encouraged westward expansion.
It limited the need for foreign immigrants.
It increased the need for laborers in urban areas.
Which factor contributed MOST to the rise of inner-city overcrowding in the late nineteenth century?
suffrage
settlement houses
antitrust legislation
industrialization
The books A Century of Dishonor and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee were attempts to inform the public about problems of
Asian Americans
Mexican Americans
Native Americans
Vietnam veterans
Which factor encouraged Progressive reform efforts in the early 1900s?
rapid growth of immigrant populations in urban areas
quotas that were enacted to limit the number of immigrants
transportation improvements that linked sections of the country
unions coming to agreements with businesses to avoid lockouts
What was the primary purpose of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913?
to allow banks to print paper money
to offer bank loans to successful businesses
to provide retired workers with pensions
to establish stability in the financial system
Use the list below to answer the question.
• Andrew Carnegie
• Cornelius Vanderbilt
• John D. Rockefeller
How did the contributions of these post-Reconstruction businessmen affect the United States?
Their focus on foreign trade encouraged the movement of U.S. companies abroad.
Their generous charities helped foster a system of social welfare in the United States.
Their entrepreneurship helped the United States become a world industrial power.
Their donations to the arts encouraged an increase in the U.S. tourism industry.
Economic Policies Under President Theodore Roosevelt
Step 1:Enforce federal laws
Step 2:Target monopolies
Which phrase describes the MAIN objective reflected by these steps?
making businesses more responsible
assisting organized labor groups
improving consumer protections
making markets more competitive
What was one result of the 1894 Pullman Strike?
The federal government outlawed unsafe forms of public transportation
Business owners appealed to the federal government during labor disputes.
Workers appealed to the federal government for minimum wage legislation
The federal government required unions to engage in collective bargaining.
The first antitrust law to include a provision prohibiting price setting and price discrimination was the
Federal Trade Commission Act.
Interstate Commerce Act.
Sherman Antitrust Act.
Clayton Antitrust Act.
Which of the following can be attributed to W.E.B. Du Bois?
the weakening of the Back to Africa movement
the development of the Underground Railroad
the increase of industrial education available for African Americans
the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Which amendment established Prohibition in the United States?
24th Amendment
21st Amendment
18th Amendment
15th Amendment
During the Progressive Era, muckrakers such as Jacob Riis exposed the harsh realities of
industrialization.
interventionism.
military life
western settlements.
During the late nineteenth century Social Darwinism justified which situation?
he spoils system in politics
passage of antitrust legislation
the uneven distribution of wealth
passage of social welfare reform
Passage of the Homestead Act and of legislation supporting the construction of transcontinental railroads demonstrated the federal government’s commitment to
equality for all immigrants
conservation of natural resources
settlement of western territories
limits on big business
According to the theory of laissez faire, the economy functions best when the government
does not interfere in business
subsidizes business so that it can compete worldwide
regulates businesses for the good of the majority
owns major industries
Powerful industrials like Carnegie and Rockefeller were called both “Captains of Industry” and “Robber Barons” because
they worked closely with their competitors and charged consumers incredibly high prices.
they provided good paying jobs, but produced unsafe products.
they provided new goods and services while underpaying their laborers.
hey supported workplace reform but drove their competitors out of business.
What did Jane Addams mean when she described public schools as “Americanizing agencies”?
Thus through civic instruction in the public schools, the [immigrant] slowly became urbanized . . . and thus the habits of her entire family were modified. The public schools . . . deserve all the praise as Americanizing agencies which can be bestowed upon them. . . . —Twenty Years at Hull House, Jane Addams
Immigrants came to America in order to attend public schools.
American public schools provided vocational training required for skilled labor
Public schools helped immigrants assimilate into mainstream American culture.
Public school curriculum incorporated multicultural studies of America.
During the Gilded Age many immigrants supported city political bosses in exchange for
civil service reform.
admission to universities.
. employment opportunities.
reduced corruption.
