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CH. 7 ~ Progressive Era (SS.912.A.3.2, 3.6, 3.8, 3.10, 3.11)

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
2.
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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
6.
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
7.
A way for people to vote directly on a proposed new law
a)
Recall
b)
Referendum
c)
Initiative
d)
Primary
8.
A process that allows voters to put a bill before a state legislature.
a)
Reall
b)
Referendum
c)
Initiative
d)
Primary
9.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition
10.
My first presidential platform was the  "Square Deal" 
a)
Wilson
b)
Debs
c)
Taft
d)
Roosevelt
11.

What is one way the Progressive Era reform outlined in this diagram has affected U.S. politics?

a)

More women have been elected to Congress.

b)

Citizens have a more direct influence on lawmaking.

c)

Corrupt officials can be removed from office.

d)

Primary elections are prohibited in several states.

12.

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

13.

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

14.

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

15.

Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Luke Skywalker

16.

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

17.

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

18.

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

19.

A period of time when social, economic and political problems caused by rapid industrialization were exposed and in some cases reformed

a)

Industrialization

b)

Progressive Era

c)

Reconstruction

d)

Prohibition

20.

Amendment that gave women the right to vote

a)

15th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

21.

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

22.

Depending on how much money you make, the government will tax you at different rates

a)

Tax Invasion

b)

Salary Tax

c)

Sales Tax

d)

Graduated Income Tax

23.

The ability to remove corrupt government officials from office

a)

Referendum

b)

Initiative

c)

Recall

d)

Primary

24.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
25.

The Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food & Drug Act of 1906 were passed because of

a)

Upton Sinclair's "Oil"

b)

Upton Sinclair's "King Coal"

c)

Upton Sinclair's "Dragon's Teeth"

d)

Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"

26.

Which election SPLIT the Republican Party & allowed the Democrat Woodrow Wilson to WIN the election?

a)

Election of 2016

b)

Election of 1976

c)

Election of 1932

d)

Election of 1912

27.

Progressive Movement and Populist Party shared the goal that....

a)

People should have Free Coinage of Silver

b)

Equality for ALL Races & Genders

c)

Open Immigration

d)

People should have Greater Control of the Government

28.

The 18th Amendment UNEXPECTEDLY led to....

a)

Legalization of Marijuana

b)

African Americans elected to office

c)

A Rise in Organized Crime

d)

Increased Communist Activity

29.

From a cause & effect perspective, what lead the need for what is depicted in this cartoon?

a)

The Spanish American War

b)

Laissez-Faire style leadership

c)

The Great Depression

d)

The Civil War ending

30.
Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived?
a)
Alexander Bell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
31.

Progressive reformers sought government regulation of business in order to….

a)

Control economic cycles of inflation and recession

b)

Provide money for public services such as schools and libraries

c)

Prevent companies from moving factories overseas

d)

Restore competition by breaking up monopolies and trusts

32.

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

33.

The granting of public offices in return for aid or money to help one get elected is an example of:

a)

Civil Service

b)

Spoils System

c)

Merit System

d)

Judicial Review

34.

Another term for a monopoly is a . . .

a)

Policy

b)

Trust

c)

Flux

d)

Machine

35.

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

36.

Books such as the 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

37.

What was the goal of those who supported the Seventeenth Amendment, providing for direct election of U.S. Senators?

a)

expanding the power of the legislative branch

b)

providing equal voting rights to minority groups

c)

making the Senate more responsive to the people

d)

basing Senate representation on state population

38.

In the late 1800s, the principles of Social Gospel Movement were most consistent with the ideas of-

a)

the Populists

b)

laissez-faire economics

c)

the Progressives

d)

trust-busting

39.

In the late 1800s, free and unlimited coinage of silver was supported by farmers primarily because they hoped this policy would-

a)

make foreign crop prices less competitive

b)

allow farmers to grow a greater variety of crops

c)

increase crop prices and make it easier to repay loans

d)

bring about political equality between rural and urban residents

40.

Ministers, especially ones belonging to the Protestant branch of Christianity, began to tie salvation and GOOD WORKS together.

a)

Social Gospel Movement

b)

Temperance Movement

c)

Suffrage Movement

d)

16th Amendment

41.

___________________ as the central bank of the United States to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.

a)

Federal Reserve Act

b)

Referendum

c)

Initiative

d)

Clayton Anti-trust Act

42.

The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people for six years.

a)

17th Amendment

b)

16th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

43.

_________________ in 1848 launched the women's suffrage movement in the United States.

a)

The Seneca Falls Convention

b)

The Susan B. Anthony Convention

c)

The Settlement House Convention

d)

The Hull House Convention

44.

An institution in an inner-city area providing educational, recreational, and other social services to immigrants.

a)

Settlement House Movement

b)

Muckrakers

c)

How the Other Half Lives

d)

17th Amendment

45.

________________ is an early publication of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting poor living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s.

a)

How the Other Half Lives

b)

The Jungle

c)

Hull Houses

d)

Settlement Homes

46.

Drawn in 1904, this political cartoon depicts Teddy Roosevelt and lions each marked with the name of a business trust. What do you think is the cartoonist's view on Trust-busting in the early 20th century?

a)

Businesses who involve themselves in trusts are weak and therefore pose no danger to the U.S economy.

b)

The government plays only a small role in eliminating trusts that have formed within the United States.

c)

Roosevelt wants to only curb trusts' power within the economy, rather than eliminate them altogether.

d)

Roosevelt is admired for his powerful stance on destroying trusts within the United States.

47.

This is Luther Watson whose right arm was cut off by a band saw while he was working in a box factory on Nov. 14, 1907. Which law addressed the concerns raised by the case of Luther Watson?

a)

Sherman Antitrust Act and Clayton antitrust Act

b)

Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

Workman's compensation act and child labor laws

d)

Graduated income tax and Federal Reserve Act

48.

In 1913, President Wilson proposed a reduction in tariffs. How did Wilson plan to make up for the loss of these revenues by the federal government?

a)

Reducing federal expenditures

b)

Introducing a new federal income tax

c)

Requiring contributions by state governments

d)

Having government ownership of some industries, such as electricity

49.

In the city-manager form of municipal government, an elected city council hires a city manager. The city manager is an expert in public administration who runs city services. What was a DISADVANTAGE of this new form of city government?

a)

City government became more efficient than before.

b)

The City manager was not directly responsible to the electorate.

c)

Experts with special training in public administrations ran the city.

d)

The influence of political machines on the city government was reduced.

50.

Progressive Era Timeline

1890-Sherman Antitrust Act

1902-Antitrust lawsuit filed against Northern Securities Company

1904-Supreme Court affirms break-up of Northern Securities Company

1906-Antitrust lawsuit files against Standard Oil Company

1911-Supreme Court affirms break up of Standard Oil Company

1913-Clayton Antitrust Act


What was the primary goal of the government in these actions?

a)

to break up all trusts since every trust tries to prevent competition

b)

to break up trusts that adopt unfair or dishonest business practices

c)

to increase the role of government in guaranteeing full employment

d)

to make examples discouraging business owners form establishing new trusts

51.

The excerpt below was published in 1904 by Ida B. Tarbell in her book The History of the Standard Oil Company.


"So long as Standard Oil Company can control transportation as it does today, it will remain master of the oil industry, and the people of the United States will pay for their indifference and folly in regard to transportation a good sound tax on oil, and they will yearly see an increasing concentration of natural resources and transportation systems in the Standard Oil crowd."


Which action took place in response to these criticisms?

a)

The federal government purchase its own oil wells and refineries.

b)

President Roosevelt filed a lawsuit to break up the Standard Oil Company.

c)

The powers of the Interstate Commerce Act were extended to set railroad rates.

d)

John D. Rockefeller sold all his shares in the Standard Oil Company to the public.

52.

In 1902, Lincoln Steffens and Claude Wetmore published the article below about St. Louis in McClure's magazine.


"About 1890, public franchises and privileges were sought, not only for legitimate profit and common convenience but for loot.

Taking but slight and always selfish interest in the public councils, the big men misused politics. The riff-raff, catching the smell of corruption, rushed into the Municipal Assembly, drove out the respectable men, and sold the city-its streets, its wharves, its markets, and all that it had-to the now greedy businessmen and bribers."


Which type of activity does this article illustrate?

a)

Reporting by muckrakers

b)

Social Gospel Movement

c)

Government by city-manager

d)

Operation of settlement houses

53.

What was the purpose of the Federal Reserve System?

a)

To regulate banks and create a more elastic currency

b)

To keep better track of government income and expenditure

c)

To meet the demands of Populist and Progressives for bimetallism

d)

To reassure bondholders that America would remain on the gold standard

54.

The Constitution originally specified that, in each state, U.S. Senators would be elected by

a)

leaders of the majority party there.

b)

the legislature of each state.

c)

the majority party in each state.

d)

the voters of each state.

55.

Progressive Era Legislation


1905-US Forest Service established to manage the nation's water and timber resources

1906-Meat Inspection Act passed to regulate meat processing to ensure clean conditions

1906- Pure Food and Drug Act passed to outlaw dishonest labeling of food and drugs

1913- Department of Labor established to promote the interests of working people


The common purpose of these legislative acts were to

a)

Protect the nation's national resources

b)

Improve the conditions for recent immigrants to the US

c)

Advance the growth of big businesses

d)

Promote the general welfare of the American public

56.

The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

What amendment is this?

a)

15th

b)

16th

c)

17th

d)

18th