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WorksheetsChapter 15 The Progressive Era
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 6hrs 50mins
Chapter 15, Section 1
The Progressive Era occurred from ______ to ______?
1865 to 1900
1900 to 1929
1890 to 1919
1890 to 1900
Chapter 15, Section 1
What two factors did Progressives believe had caused the nation's social problems?
Wealth and Immigration
Agriculture and the Media
Women's Rights and Discrimination
Industrialization and Urbanization
Chapter 15, Section 1
Unlike the leaders of the protest movement of the 1890's, the Progressive reformers of the early twentieth century were _______?
Wealthy and from the upper class
Farmers
Urban and from the middle class
Factory workers
Chapter 15, Section 1
Who were the "muckrakers"?
Professional baseball players that played mean like Ty Cobb.
Wealthy owners of business corporations who exploited the blue-collar worker.
Reporters and journalists who exposed corruption, injustice, and poor living conditions of others.
President Teddy Roosevelt, and other presidents who conducted unethical politics.
Chapter 15, Section 1
During the Progressive Era, American added four new amendments to the U.S. Constitution. They were ________Amendments?
13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th
9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th
20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd
16th, 17th, 18th, 19th
Chapter 15, Section 1
Two first-generation women suffragists that died during the Progressive Era were ________ and _______?
Lucy Stone and Anna Howard Shaw
Alice Paul and Alice Stone Blackwell
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Hannah Tracy Cutler and Rachel Foster
Chapter 15, Section 1
The _____ Amendment gave women the right to vote.
17th
18th
19th
20th
Chapter 15, Section 1
The _____ Amendment provided for the direct election of U.S. Senators.
15th
16th
17th
18th
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The _____ Amendment instituted a permanent federal tax on income.
15th
16th
17th
18th
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The ______ Amendment made it illegal to sell, manufacture, or transport alcoholic beverages.
15th
16th
17th
18th
Reforms such as the initiative, referendum, recall and the direct primary were created to help make _______ more responsive to the people.
City living conditions
Women's rights movement
the consumption of alcohol
Government
Chapter 15, Section 1
What principles did voters want applied to city and state governments to make them more efficient?
Political principles
Scientific principles
Social principles
Corrupt principles
Chapter 15, Section 1
It was, _______, the governor of Wisconsin, who became the model of progressive reform in that state.
William Howard Taft
W.E.B. Dubois
Robert La Follette
Samuel Gompers
Chapter 15, Section 1
How were U.S. Senators chosen before the constitutional amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution?
U.S. Senators were chosen by the Electoral College.
U.S. Senators were chosen by the president.
U.S. Senators were chosen by the governor of each state.
U.S. Senators were chosen by the state legislatures of each state.
Chapter 15, Section 1
The addition of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution came about when the 36th state, which was ________, approved of adding the amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
South Dakota
Wyoming
Tennessee
Virginia
Chapter 15, Section 1
Progressives also supported reform for more efficient city government. Which one of the following forms of city government did Mitchell, South Dakota, just vote on a couple of years ago and adopt?
Mayor-Council type
Council-Manager type
Commission Plan
Mayor-Commissioner type
Chapter 15, Section 1
The women's movement split in 1870 over the ratification of the 15th Amendment. Which one of the following was the more radical of the groups that sought to get women the right to vote by working for a federally protected constitutional amendment?
American Woman Suffrage Association
Anti-Saloon League
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Woman Suffrage Association
Chapter 15, Section 1
A group of Mitchell citizens want to outlaw gambling in our state. They get petitions from the South Dakota Secretary of State and work to get the petitions signed by the required amount of registered voters across the state. The Secretary of State had validated enough signatures on the petitions to put the issue on the ballot in November. This would be an example of ________?
A referendum
A recall
An initiative
A direct primary
Iron-Jawed Angels
The movie, Iron-Jawed Angels, is about the life and work of ________ and the National Woman's Party?
Carrie Chapman Catt
Susan B. Anthony
Julia Ward Howe
Alice Paul
Iron-Jawed Angels
In the movie, Iron-Jawed Angels, why did the Wilson administration go to great lengths to make sure that the leader of the National Woman's Party did not look like a hero to her cause?
Woodrow Wilson still preferred traditional gender roles and did not think women should vote or hold public office.
Woodrow Wilson did not want to lose popularity or have this incident ruin his credibility.
Woodrow Wilson was more concerned about getting the Panama Canal built and did not anyone obstructing the completion of the canal.
Woodrow Wilson was more concerned about “busting” more big businesses than Taft and Roosevelt.
Iron-Jawed Angels
For what reason did Woodrow Wilson finally justify to Congress and the public that women should be allowed to vote?
Wilson called the fact that women could not vote a national travesty. He said women should have been voting for at least a century.
Wilson said that women should have the right to vote because it was a necessary war measure. He meant that women would have to take some of the jobs men did and would need to make decisions about local and national matters.
Wilson said that women needed the right to vote so they could join the armed services and fight on the front lines.
Wilson said that women needed to vote because they were needed to take on a larger role in local, state and national politics.
Iron-Jawed Angels
Which one of the following was probably the meaning of calling these suffragists "iron-jawed angels"?
The senator who gave this description probably meant that these suffragists were a pain to listen to and should be locked up and have buckle gags placed on them until they shut up about their voting rights.
The senator who gave this description probably meant that these suffragists were ladies that were too delicate and innocent to be “jawing” about voting rights.
The senator who gave this description probably meant that the ladies should go back to being angels and eat more foods rich in iron. That way, the ladies wouldn’t be as aggressive and passionate about their voting rights.
The senator who gave this description probably meant that these suffragists were not going to stop speaking out and rallying to get the right to vote, despite that fact that women were traditionally looked upon as delicate and tender.
Iron-Jawed Angels
For what bogus charge did these "silent sentinels" get arrested in Iron-Jawed Angels?
For obstructing traffic
For refusing to eat while picketing the White House
For quoting Woodrow Wilson's speeches
For inciting a riot
Chapter 15, Section 1
South Dakota has been typically a conservative state. It is rare when our electoral votes in a presidential election go to someone other than the standard __________ candidate.
Socialist
Democratic
Republican
Independent
Chapter 15, Section 1
Who wrote The Bitter Cry of the Children in 1906 and exposed the unhealthy conditions of children working in coal mines?
Jacob Riis
John Spargo
Carrie Chapman Catt
Florence Kelly
Chapter 15, Section 1
All of the following helped the country cut-down on the use of child labor in unhealthy and dangerous jobs EXCEPT:
States began to pass laws that set a minimum age for employment.
States passed laws that established maximum hours that children could work.
States passed laws that demanded compulsory education for children.
States began urging businesses to hide their business operations so officials could not tell if children were being used.
Iron-Jawed Angels
After being arrested for picketing the White House, the "silent sentinels" had a choice to pay a fine or get sent to Occaoquan prison. How come the ladies didn't pay the fine and be done with it?
To pay the fine would mean many of the women would be in need of financial help
To pay the fine would be to admit guilt and that they broke the law
To pay the fine would be to acknowledge that they were innocent
To pay the fine would mean many of the women would lose their rank and position in the women's rights movement
Chapter 15, Section 1
Progressivism was partly a reaction against _________ economics and its emphasis on an unregulated market.
Socialist
Communist
Laissez-faire
Mixed market
Chapter 15, Section 1
One of the worst tragedies occurred on March 25, 1911, in New York City, that led states to pass laws that required stricter building and safety codes. This tragedy was the _________?
Sinking of the Titanic
Arrest of Alice Paul
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
San Francisco Earthquake
Chapter 15, Section 1
How did the majority of the women die in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
Most of the women jumped from windows or fell to their deaths.
Most of the women fell through the floors and died.
Most of the women died waiting for the elevator.
Most of the women died from the automobiles that hit them after they fell to the ground.
Chapter 15, Section 1
The largest Prohibition organization was led by Frances Willard and by 1911, her organization numbered almost 250,000 members. It was the _________?
Anti-Saloon League
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Hull House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chapter 15, Section 1
Which of the following groups did the Progressives feel were the most vulnerable in American society?
Women
Men
Politicians
Industrialists
Chapter 15, Section 1
Which one of the following women's groups was the more conservative of the women's rights movement and worked to get states to pass laws that gave women the right to vote?
National Woman Suffrage Association
Women's Christian Temperance Union
American Woman Suffrage Association
Women's League of Urban Voters
Chapter 15, Section 1
The women's right movement began in ______ when the first convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York.
1873
1861
1890
1848
Chapter 15, Section 1 & Iron-Jawed Angels
Who was the leader of the National American Woman's Suffrage Association in Iron-Jawed Angels?
Alice Paul
Lucy Burns
Carrie Chapman Catt
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Chapter 15, Section 1
The thing that led to the biggest reduction in child labor in this country was _________?
Compulsory education
The 18th Amendment
Lochner v. New York
Muller v. Oregon
Chapter 15, Section 1
What event, more than any other, led people to endorse the prohibition of alcohol during the Progressive Era?
The passing of the 19th Amendment
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
World War I
Industrialization
Chapter 15, Section 1
All of the following were achievements during the Progressive Era EXCEPT:
Henry Ford created the assembly line to produce thousands of affordable automobiles.
States began to enact building and safety codes.
The 13th Amendment is added to the U.S. Constitution.
The Panama Canal is constructed and opened for service during this era.
Chapter 15, Section 1
All of the following were achievements during the Progressive Era EXCEPT:
Women get the right to vote.
The Pure Food and Drug Act was enacted.
States pass laws to end the abuse of child labor.
The 21st Amendment is added to the U.S. Constitution.
Chapter 15, Section 2
The chief of the Division of Forestry during "TR's" administration was a good friend of his. He shared Roosevelt's values about our natural resources. That man was ________?
Upton Sinclair
Richard Ballinger
Gifford Pinchot
William Howard Taft
Chapter 15, Section 2
Progressive Republicans were disappointed in Taft in what two areas of reform?
The Tariff and Conservation
The Tariff and Labor Union Membership
Conservation and Consumer Protection
Consumer Protection and Women's Suffrage
Chapter 15, Section 2
Which one of the following best describes how Teddy Roosevelt felt about monopolies?
He believed they should be destroyed at all costs because they were harmful to the American economy.
He believed they should be set up in foreign countries so American businesses would have a foothold in those countries and dominate them.
He believed that monopolies were here to stay and the best way to control them was to regulate them.
He believed that monopolies should be allowed to do as they wished.
Chapter 15, Section 2
Which statement best describes how the national government was transformed during the Progressive Era
The government was controlled by party bosses.
Teddy Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson were weak presidents.
The government had no control over monopolies during this time.
The government was transformed into a regulatory agency.
Chapter 15, Section 2
Which industry was involved in the U.S. Justice Department's action against the Northern Securities Company?
Banking
Steel
Automobile
Railroads
Chapter 15, Section 2
All of the following created a split in the friendship between Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft EXCEPT:
Taft had the Justice Department file an anti-trust lawsuit against U.S. Steel.
Taft fired Gifford Pinchot as the head of the forestry division.
Taft used the presidency to present his own views.
Taft wanted the tariff lowered and pushed Congress to do so.
Chapter 15, Section 2
Even though Teddy Roosevelt was labeled as "trust buster," it was __________ who brought twice as many anti-trust suits against big monopolies.
Taft
Wilson
McKinley
Harding
Chapter 15, Section 2
When Teddy Roosevelt was president from 1901 to 1908, he called his domestic program for the country, the _________?
New Deal
Square Deal
Fair Deal
Raw Deal
Chapter 15, Section 2
William Howard Taft had all of the following achievements EXCEPT:
He set up the Bureau of Mines to monitor the activities of mining companies.
He created the Federal Reserve and broke the country into twelve federal reserve regions.
He created the Children’s Bureau that investigated problems of child labor in the country.
He “busted” twice as many monopolies as Teddy Roosevelt.
Chapter 15, Section 2
It was _________ who believed that Richard Ballinger had leased federally protected land to private developers for personal profit. He asked President Taft to investigate but did not like the results of Taft's inquiry.
James R. Garfield
Oscar Underwood
Eugene V. Debs
Gifford Pinchot
Chapter 15, Section 2
What two acts passed in 1906 helped protect the consumer during this time?
Meat Inspection Act and Dog Immunization Act
Pure Food & Drug Act and Textbook Act
National Parks Act and Hepburn Act
Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food & Drug Act
Chapter 15, Section 2
In 1902, "TR" helped negotiate an end to the _______ strike. It was the first time the government acted as an arbitrator between two powerful businesses in America.
Steel
Coal
Railroad
Meatpacking
Chapter 15, Section 2
At the age of _____, "TR" became the youngest man to become President of the United States.
42
34
45
35
Chapter 15, Section 2
How did Teddy Roosevelt re-define the office of the president?
Teddy made the presidency more visible, noticeable and accessible to the American people.
Teddy made the presidency less cumbersome and unwieldy.
Teddy made the presidency more competitive with past presidents.
Teddy made the presidency less dominant and powerful.
Chapter 15, Section 2
"TR's" fame as a "trust-buster" came when the Justice Department sued ________ as a restraint against trade in 1904.
Great Northern
U.S. Steel
Ohio & Baltimore
Northern Securities
Chapter 15, Section 2
Another reason why Teddy Roosevelt was careful about which "trusts" and monopolies to sue was the fact that __________?
He knew that competition was bad for the economy but many of the owners of these big companies were his friends.
He knew that some of these big companies were competing globally against foreign companies.
He knew that monopolies were good in foreign countries but not in the United States.
He knew that trusts and monopolies were unprofitable and he did not want to take someone’s paycheck away from them.
Chapter 15, Section 2
When "TR" read Upton Sinclair's _________, he was disgusted and was able to convince Congress to pass the Meat Inspection Act.
The Jungle
The Bitter Cry of the Children
How the Other Half Lives
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
Chapter 15, Section 2
What was wrong with most foods and medicines that were packaged and sold during the Progressive Era?
Companies did not make the product with a long shelf life.
Companies made the product too expensive.
Companies did not have to label the products’ contents or ingredients.
Companies did not have to make the product in a factory.
Chapter 15, Section 3
In the presidential election of 1912, South Dakota's electoral votes went to ________?
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
Eugene V. Debs
Chapter 15, Section 3
Woodrow Wilson won the 1912 presidential election because Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft split the ________ Party.
Republican
Democratic
Socialist
Independent
Chapter 15, Section 3
Teddy Roosevelt’s 1912 political party was named the Progressive Party but his critics named it the “_________” Party because when asked about his health, Teddy said he was as fit as this animal.
"Bear"
"Elephant"
"Bull Moose"
"Lion"
Chapter 15, Section 3
The first federal income tax was tacked onto the __________ Act. The bill reduced the average tariff on imported goods to about 30% of the value of the goods, but it also provided for levying the first federal graduated income tax.
Federal Reserve
Clayton Anti-Trust
Underwood Tariff
Interstate Commerce
Chapter 15, Section 3
To help regulate monopolies and big business, Woodrow Wilson was able to get Congress to create the __________?
Children's Bureau
Mining Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Chapter 15, Section 3
The passage of the __________ Act corrected the deficiencies of the Sherman Anti-trust Act of 1890.
Hepburn Act
Payne-Aldrich Anti-trust Act
Adamson Act
Clayton Anti-trust Act
Chapter 15, Section 3
The Federal Reserve Act created _______ regional banks to be supervised by a Board of Governors, appointed by the President.
10
11
12
13
Chapter 15, Section 3
All of the following are functions of the Federal Reserve EXCEPT:
The Federal Reserve controls the money supply and credit policies in the United States.
The Federal Reserve raises or lowers the interest rates to member banks.
The Federal Reserve buys and sells government bonds and other securities.
The Federal Reserve regulates the operations of monopolies.
Chapter 15, Section 3
Today, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board is _________?
Allan Greenspan
Ben Bernanke
Janet Yellen
Jerome Powell
Chapter 15, Section 3
Two areas that progressives were not able to address or solve during this time were issues related to ________ and _________ discrimination.
Ethnic and Social
Economic and Educational
Political and Religious
Racial and Religious
Chapter 15, Section 3
The NAACP was founded in 1909. It stands for ___________? It acts as a legal watch-dog for protecting African American civil rights.
National American Auto Care Prevention
National Arithmetic & Algebraic Computations Program
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Association for the Aged & Atrophic Concerns Program
Chapter 15, Section 3
All of the following were achievements Woodrow Wilson made during his tenure in office EXCEPT:
Underwood Tariff Act
Federal Reserve Act
An end to the Coal Strike
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
Chapter 15, Section 3
South Dakota belongs to the 9th Federal Reserve District and our headquarters is in _________?
Denver, CO
Madison, WI
Helena, MT
Minneapolis, MN
