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WorksheetsProgressive era
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 48mins
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Class
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1.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
2.
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
3.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
4.
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
5.
Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?
a)
Elixabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Belle Starr
6.
Which of the following is an initiative?
a)
People have the right to remove a politician from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government
7.
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
8.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
9.
____________?____________
A period of time when social, economic and political problems caused by rapid industrialization were exposed and in some cases reformed.
What is the most likely title for this?
a)
Industrialization
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Prohibition
10.
Suffragists included
a)
Alice Paul
b)
Susan B Anthony
c)
Anne Dallas Dudley
d)
All of the above
11.
Which idea of Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal led to the creation of National Parks?
a)
Meat Inspection Act
b)
Preservation
c)
Conservation
d)
Intimidation
12.
The 19th-century Social Gospel Movement came about as a response to the -
a)
abuses of great wealth and unregulated business
b)
desire of most Americans to end class distinction
c)
d) emergence of militant groups such as the Black Panther Party
d)
demands by government to control the means of production
13.
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
14.
Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled in size.
This is most likely due to...
a)
The Baby Boom
b)
Immigration
c)
The Homestead Act
d)
Better Healthcare
15.
The Gospel of Wealth encouraged the rich to donate millions to philanthropy and charity.
Which man most likely believed in the Gospel of Wealth?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Thomas Edison
16.
This event was one major factor leading to the need for building codes and government regulation of businesses
a)
Haymarket Riot
b)
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
c)
founding of the Tuskegee Institute
d)
attempted assassination of President Garfield
17.
Progressive reformers, or muckrakers known for taking photographs to expose unsafe or unsanitary conditions
a)
Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair
b)
WEB DuBois and Booker T Washington
c)
Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine
d)
Alice Paul and Carrie Catt
18.
The Sherman anti-trust act was passed to
a)
break up monopolies
b)
give equal rights to women
c)
help people living in poverty
d)
end racism
19.
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is credited with exposing the unsanitary conditions in the food industry and helping to pass the
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
18th Amendment
c)
Pure Food and Drug Act
d)
Equal Rights Amendment
20.
The peoples chance to vote on their parties candidate, instead of it being appointed.
a)
Primary
b)
Referedum
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
21.
Men or women that fought for woman’s suffrage
a)
Suffragist
b)
Muckraker
c)
Klan Member
d)
People
22.
This organization helps fight to end discrimination against different races
a)
NSA
b)
WCTU
c)
NAACP
d)
RESPECT
23.
Campaign to stop abuse in the homes by urging people and the government to stop alcoholism.
a)
Women Suffrage
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
Alcoholics Anonymous
d)
Fair Weather Fan
24.
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
25.
The ability to remove corrupt government officials from office
a)
Referendum
b)
Initiative
c)
Recall
d)
Primary
26.
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
27.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
28.
Made it illegal to create trusts and monopolies
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Sherman Antimonopoly Act
c)
Sherman Shortly Act
d)
Sherman No Business Act
29.
A way for people to vote directly on a proposed new law
a)
Recall
b)
Referendum
c)
Initiative
d)
Primary
30.
The founder of the Tuskegee Institute and head of the African Americans community
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
W.E.B Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
31.
A process that allows voters to put a bill before a state legislature.
a)
Reall
b)
Referendum
c)
Initiative
d)
Primary
32.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition
33.
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?
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
34.
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
35.
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.
36.
Several of the business trusts created in the late 1800's were later declared illegal because they
a)
reduced competition through unfair business practices
b)
combined companies that manufactured different products
c)
donated large sums of money to political candidates
d)
allowed children to work under unsafe conditions
37.
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
38.
Books such as The Octopus by Frank Norris, How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis and The Jungle by Upton Sinclair exposed problems that resulted from -
a)
the naturalization of immigrants
b)
environmental conservation
c)
westward expansion
d)
rapid industrialization
39.
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
40.
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
41.
These reforms made the government directly accountable to the citizens.
a)
Referendum, recall, initiative, and 17th amendment
b)
19th and 22nd Amendments
c)
Pendleton Act & Homestead Act
d)
16th and 18th Amendments
42.
Which agency did the federal government establish to protect consumer’s safety as a response to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle?
a)
Pure Food and Drug Administration
b)
NAACP
c)
National Park Service
d)
Environmental Protection Agency
43.
What organization did W.E.B. Dubois establish to help secure legal equality for minorities?
a)
Muckrakers Movement
b)
Black Panthers
c)
NAACP
d)
SNCC
44.
What legislation allowed the government to regulate big businesses like railroads and dissolve monopolies?
a)
Pure Food and Drug Act & Chinese Exclusion Act
b)
Civil Rights Act 1964 & Voting Rights Act 1965
c)
Homestead Act & Dawes Act
d)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act & Interstate Commerce Act
45.
What civil service reform legislation led to less corruption in the government because it established a merit-based system for government jobs?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Pendleton Act
c)
Teapot Dome Scandel
d)
Pure Food & Drug Act
46.
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.
47.
Which of the following was a major goal of Jane Addams' 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
48.
The issue addressed in this political cartoon was later settled by -
a)
the creation of the Temperance Society
b)
the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment
c)
the initiation of the Settlement House movement
d)
the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment
49.
These achievements illustrate Ida B. Wells's contributions as -
a)
a religious leader
b)
an artist of the Harlem Renaissance
c)
a supporter of Prohibition
d)
an advocate of equality
50.
Which agency name belongs on the blank line?
a)
U.S. Geological Survey
b)
National Park Service
c)
Bureau of Reclamation
d)
U.S. Border Patrol
51.
The government encourage Native Americans and immigrants to adopt white culture in a process called ____________.
a)
cultural diffusion / globalization
b)
acculturation / industrialization
c)
assimilation / americanization
d)
overspeculation / urbanization
52.
Prohibition banned the making, selling, buying, or drinking of alcohol. Which amendment made this possible?
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
53.
The progressive movement regarded all of the following as worthy goals except what?
a)
Protecting
the people
b)
Promoting
business monopolies
c)
Fixing
and improving the economy
d)
Making
the workplace more efficient
54.
The primary goal of the NAACP was:
a)
Voting
rights for women
b)
Better
working conditions
c)
Regulation
of banks
d)
Equality
among the races
55.
Which of the following is not true about Tammany Hall?
a)
Tammany Hall practiced Machine Politics
b)
Leaders of Tammany Hall were called bosses
c)
Tammany Hall was a political organization in Chicago
d)
Citizens were expected to respond to favors done by Tammany Hall with votes for Tammany Hall
56.
Who was the boss for Tammany Hall that was the most famous boss and was eventually arrested in Spain?
a)
Boss Tweed
b)
Boss Roosevelt
c)
Boss Tilden
d)
Boss Nast
57.
Who would have drawn this cartoon of Boss Tweed?
a)
Samuel Tilden
b)
Thomas Nast
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Joseph Pulitzer
58.
What was the spoils system?
a)
A way of keeping fresh fruit from spoiling
b)
A way of dividing up the money that was made from scandals
c)
A way that the President used to appoint people to office as political favors
d)
A system that was instituted to keep the government from creating waste
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