WorksheetsProgressive Era; Fixing a Great Deal of Damage
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which law was passed as a result of muckraking literature of Upton Sinclair?
a)
Meat Inspection Act
b)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
c)
Federal Reserve Act
d)
Interstate Commerce Act
2.
During the early 1900's the term "muckrakers" was used to describe -
a)
people who demonstrated against the war
b)
riters who exposed the evils in American society
c)
newspaper columnists who reported on celebrities
d)
politicians who criticized Progressive Era Presidents
3.
Men or women that fought for woman’s suffrage
a)
Suffragist
b)
Muckraker
c)
Klan Member
d)
People
4.
This was created to allow women to vote nationally
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
5.
Law that requires company to properly label food and medicines
a)
Medicine Man
b)
Food Amendment
c)
Label Lemons
d)
Pure Food and Drug Act
6.
The founder of the National Women’s Suffrage Association that helped lead congress to vote on woman’s suffrage
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Ida B. Wells
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Francis Willard
7.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
8.
Allowed alcohol by retracting the 18th Amendment
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
9.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition
10.
How did the publication of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business?
a)
Federal troops were mobilized to break strikes by labor unions.
b)
Government regulations requiring the inspection of food products were implemented.
c)
Congress created a regulatory agency to audit railroads.
d)
Laws were enacted that banned private companies from discriminating when hiring.
11.
What was one way the constitutional amendment excerpted above helped advance the cause of gender equality?
a)
It gave women a greater opportunity to influence government.
b)
It gave women new economic rights, such as property ownership.
c)
It established the idea that women should contribute to all sectors of the economy.
d)
It contributed to a long-term decline in the number of men voting in elections.
12.
smugglers of illegal alcohol during the Prohibition era
a)
pirates
b)
criminals
c)
bootleggers
d)
suffragettes
13.
separtation of the races
a)
segregation
b)
separation
c)
prohibition
d)
poverty
14.
sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid
a)
reform
b)
progressive
c)
ratified
d)
passage
15.
abstinence from alcoholic drink
a)
suffrage
b)
reform
c)
prohibition
d)
temperance
16.
My first presidential platform was the "Square Deal"
a)
Wilson
b)
Debs
c)
Taft
d)
Roosevelt
17.
I was handpicked as Roosevelt's successor.
a)
Taft
b)
Wilson
18.
I was the youngest president (at the time) and the most popular progressive president!
a)
Taft
b)
Wilson
c)
Roosevelt
19.
One of the major goals of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was to
a)
limit the amount of sugar in snack products.
b)
protect farmers from bankruptcy due to changing food prices.
c)
control the price put on beverages and food products.
d)
ensure that products were labeled accurately.
20.
I passed the 17th, 18th and 19th amendments
a)
Taft
b)
Wilson
c)
Roosevelt
21.
Which of the following combinations were the three Progressive Presidents?
a)
Taft, Hayes, T Roosevelt
b)
Wilson, Garfield, Taft
c)
T Roosevelt, Johnson, Morgan
d)
T Roosevelt, Wilson, Taft
22.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
23.
Book by Upton Sinclair that led to more regulation of food by the government?
a)
Pride and Prejudice
b)
Red Badge of Courage
c)
The Jungle
d)
Capital
24.
Which law pushed to break up the monopolies and ensure competition?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Pure Food and Drug Act
c)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
d)
Child Labor Act
25.
required Americans to pay an income tax
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
26.
tax on imported goods
a)
Recall
b)
Tariff
c)
Populism
d)
Inflation
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