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Progessive Era Retest

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 27mins

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.
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, United States Constitution 
Which group 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 Alice Paul
c)
Madeline Albright, Geraldine Ferraro, and Sandra Day O’Connor
d)
Clara Barton, Amelia Earhart, and Eleanor Roosevelt
3.
Which goal was shared by both the Populists and the Progressives?
a)
free coinage of silver
b)
expansion of opportunities for immigrants
c)
equality for African Americans
d)
greater control of the government by the people
4.
What was an important effect of the influx of people from the country to the cities in the late nineteenth century?
a)
a sharp increase in college enrollment
b)
crowded slums and unsanitary conditions
c)
decline in economic growth
d)
 a large amount of unused farmland
5.
In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that
a)
lynching was a federal crime.
b)
school segregation was unconstitutional.
c)
voting rights could not be tied to any form of tax.
d)
racial segregation in public facilities was legal.
6.
New immigrants arriving on the East coast gained admission at 
a)
Angel Island 
b)
Ellis Island 
c)
Boston Harbor
d)
Charleston Island
7.
Which goal, set a a women's convention in Seneca Falls in 1848, was finally achieved during the Progressive Era?
a)
passage of the Food and Drug Act
b)
creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission
c)
adoption of a graduated income tax
d)
ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment
8.
"In slave times, the Negro was kept subservient and submissive by the frequency and severity of the scouraging [whipping], but with freedom, a new system of intimidation came into vogue; the Negro as not only scourged; he was lynched." 

The above quotation most closely represented the views held by -
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
Ida B Wells
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Susan B Anthony
9.
What right do citizens exercise when they use the initiative?
a)
the right to nominate candidates for an election
b)
the right to vote
c)
 the right to introduce legislation
d)
the right to remove elected officials
10.
A goal of the Granger and Populist movements was to
a)
expand rights for African Americans
b)
help western farmers fight unjust economic practices
c)
 provide support for the banking industry
d)
enable big business to expand without government interference
11.
How were the Interstate Commerce Act, the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act similar
a)
They authorized the breakup of labor unions
b)
They rejected the use of trust-busting strategies
c)
They increased the federal government's power to regulate business practices
d)
They reaffirmed the federal government's laissez-faire attitude toward big business
12.
During the Progressive Era, many state and local governments adopted the initiative, referendum, and recall. Together these procedures -
a)
extended the righ to vote to 18-year old citizens
b)
gave citizens a more direct voice in government
c)
let registered voters select each state's Presidential electors
d)
allowed a state's residents to bring lawsuits against another state
13.
What type of business did the Sherman Antitrust Act try to break up?
a)
Monopolies
b)
Small Business
c)
Meat Packaging
d)
Joint-Stock Companies
14.
Who started a civil rights group called the NAACP?
a)
Booker T Wahsington
b)
Ida Wells
c)
WEB DuBois
d)
Susan B Anthony
15.
Who helped immigrants assimilate by creating Settlement Houses in Chicago?
a)
Susan B Anthony
b)
Ida Wells
c)
Francis Willard
d)
Jane Addams
16.
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
17.

People that wrote about the corrupt side of business and public life in newspapers and magazines were called…

a)

Inside Reporters

b)

Suffragists

c)

Muckrakers

d)

Yellow Journalists

18.

What happened at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory on March 25, 1911 that signaled a need for safety regulations in factories?

a)

Workers got sick from a by product being produced there

b)

The building collapsed because of poorly constructed steel beams

c)

A fire started on an upper floor of the building killing 146 people

d)

A worker fell into a machine and suffered fatal injuries

19.

The 17th Amendment allowed people to directly elect their:

a)

Senators

b)

Representatives

c)

President

d)

Governors

20.

Term used to describe how Theodore Roosevelt used the presidency to influence the news media and shape legislation (laws)

a)

Reformer

b)

Initiative

c)

Bully Pulpit

d)

Referendum

21.

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 meatpacking industry

d)

Illegal deals between special interest and the government

22.

This individual not only helped foster efficiency by creating a shorter work day for his employees, but also gave his workers an extra day off from work and the assembly line.

a)

Florence Kelly

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Eugene V. Debs

23.

Another term for a monopoly is a . . .

a)

Policy

b)

Trust

c)

Flux

d)

Machine

24.

The law that required truthful labels was the:

a)

Pure Food and Drug Act

b)

Meat Inspection Act

c)

Sherman Antitrust Act

d)

Interstate Commerce Act

25.

Helped organize the American Socialist party and was a labor leader who pushed for improvements for everyday workers

a)

Eugene V. Debs

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

William McKinley

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

26.

President who came after Taft; under him women got the right to vote and America entered WWI

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

William McKinley

d)

Woodrow Wilson

27.

Taft supported the 16th Amendment which gave Congress the power to __________________.

a)

tax incomes

b)

declare war

c)

impeach federal officials

d)

raise tariffs

28.
William "Boss" Tweed was known for what? 
a)
Controlling elections, and giving favors away to immigrants to stay in control
b)
Robbing banks and then giving the money to the poor
c)
A Republican political machine
d)
A naturalized Irish immigrant that fought for immigrants 
29.
Which president called his Progressive program the "New Freedom"?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Herbert Hoover
30.

Muckraker who investigated the Oil industry.

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

31.

President Roosevelt's program of reforms designed to protect people against big business.

a)

Stick Policy

b)

Circle The Wagons

c)

Power Pyramid

d)

Square Deal

32.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  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
33.
Which of the following combinations were the three Progressive Presidents?
a)
Taft, Hayes, Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Wilson, Garfield, Taft
c)
Teddy Roosevelt, Johnson, Morgan
d)
Teddy Roosevelt, Wilson, Taft
34.
What is a tariff?
a)
A tax on exported goods
b)
A tax on imported goods
c)
A type of income tax
d)
An old wooden pirate ship from the early 17th century
35.
What is the Federal Reserve in charge of?
a)
Interest rates on loans
b)
Monitoring all of the countries banks to ensure they are making good decisions
c)
Creating the money that citizens of the US use
d)
Administering a test for potential bank employees
36.
Who wrote the book On the Origin of Species?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Lincoln Steffens
37.
What was the purpose of Muckrakers?
a)
Writers who wanted to make money by selling newspapers
b)
Writers who wanted to cause change with their writings
c)
Writers who supported big business and corruption in politics
d)
Writers who wrote patriotic short stories
38.

Unions

a)

Organization of workers that strive for better treatment

b)

President power to reject a congressional law

c)

Judicial Review of the Supreme Court

d)

Court Cases that change US history

39.

National Park System

a)

Formed to conserve and protect wildlife and historic property in the US

b)

Prevented the sale & distribution of alcohol

c)

Created a syndicalism against the government

d)

Rations created for the soldiers

40.

Progressive Party

a)

Started by Teddy Roosevelt; stole votes from Republicans

b)

Started by Woodrow Wilson; stole votes from Populist

c)

Started by William Taft; stole Democrats

d)

Started by Booker T. Washington; Stole votes from Progressives

41.

18th Amendment

a)

Prohibited "intoxicating liquors" in the US

b)

Senators are voted by the people of each state

c)

Elections cannot discriminate by gender

d)

A tax set by congress for all income earners

42.

Jacob Riis

a)

Photographer that showed the poverty & poor conditions of immigrants in urban areas

b)

Fought lynching in the Southern US

c)

President after Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Fought for African-American rights through legal justice

43.
Voters were less subject to pressure and intimidation when they could vote this way
a)
secret ballot
b)
recall
c)
initiative
d)
referendum
44.
Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines 
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
45.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition

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