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Progressive Era & Women's Suffrage

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A woman who advocates voting rights for women

a)

suffragette

b)

prohibitionist

c)

temperance

d)

bootlegger

2.

reformers who worked to stop unfair practices by businesses and improve the way government works

a)

suffragettes

b)

progressives

c)

business leaders

d)

bootleggers

3.

to change for the better

a)

temperance

b)

progressive

c)

segregate

d)

reform

4.

sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid

a)

reform

b)

progressive

c)

ratified

d)

passage

5.

26th President of the United States who helped to regulate business by busting up trusts and working with employers and employees to make things fair

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Harry Burn

6.

Amendment that gave women the right to vote

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

21st

7.
The Progressive Era began in ______.
a)
1910
b)
1914
c)
1917
d)
1900
8.
Which organization was formed first?
a)
 the National American Woman Suffrage Association 
b)
the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage
c)
the National Women's Party
d)
they were all formed in the same year
9.
Susan B. Anthony was one leader of ______.
a)
 the National American Woman Suffrage Association
b)
the National Women's Party
c)
the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage
d)
none of the above
10.
A coalition is ______.
a)
another name for a political party
b)
 several groups working together
c)
a group that works for the right to vote
d)
a group that works for women's rights
11.
The women had parades to ______.
a)
raise money
b)
celebrate
c)
make people aware of their situation
d)
take a break
12.
A time period concerned with addressing national problems, especially related to the growth of industry
a)
Gilded Age
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Age of Imperialism
d)
Roaring 20s
13.
Alice Paul was a leader in the ________ movement
a)
Labor reform
b)
Anti-war
c)
Women's rights
14.
Women's suffrage was required by the ____ Amendment
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
15.
Which president created the National Park System?
a)
McKinley
b)
T. Roosevelt
c)
Taft
d)
Wilson
16.
Upton Sinclair's book exposing awful conditions in the meatpacking industry
a)
The Sun Also Rises
b)
Paradise Lost
c)
Democracy in America
d)
The Jungle
17.

When was the Progressive Era?

a)

1800-1830

b)

1865-1877

c)

1890-1920

d)

1933-1945

18.

Writers that reveal wrongdoings of business and government

a)

Suffragists

b)

Muckrakers

c)

Protesters

d)

Scalawags

19.
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
20.
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
21.

The term muckraker was used during the Progressive Era to describe

a)

dissatisfied workers who went on strike

b)

Northerners who went South following the Civil War

c)

investigative journalists who exposed societal problems

d)

women who supported the Prohibition movement

22.
Which Muckraker exposed problems with the meat-packing industry in the book 'The Jungle'?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Ida B. Wells
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Ida Tarbell
23.

What was a result of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Meat Inspection Act

c)

Sherman Anti Trust Act

d)

Pendleton Act

24.

One major goal of the Progressive movement was to

a)

balance the federal budget by decreasing spending

b)

provide unemployment insurance to workers

c)

limit direct citizen control over government

d)

pass laws to help solve economic and social problems

25.

Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) in response to

a)

foreign influences on the United States economy

b)

public demand for better roads

c)

monopolistic practices that were harmful to small businesses

d)

the failure of federal banks to provide loans to individuals

26.

Jane Addams responded to poor living conditions by working to establish

a)

settlement houses

b)

newspapers

c)

immigration laws

d)

public schools

27.
Whose book caused the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act to be passed?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Lincoln Steffens
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Jacob Riis
28.
 The actions of muckrakers in the late 19th century and early 20th century resulted in
a)
Supreme Court decisions that expanded the right to vote
b)
government regulation of unfair business practices
c)
increases in the power of monopolies
d)
reduction of the president’s power to manage the economy
29.
When did Congress finally approve (ratify) the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution?
a)
1776
b)
1861
c)
1920
d)
1929
30.

This suffragist left the NAWSA to start the National Women's Party:

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Alice Paul

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Woodrow Wilson

31.
In this cartoon what do the 36 buttons represent?
a)
The unlikelihood of women ever getting enough support for a federal amendment.
b)
The level of difficulty women had buttoning the back of a dress.
c)
The importance that women do not burst out of their proper clothing.
d)
The number of states needed to get an amendment to the Constitution passed.
32.
Where was the first Women's Rights Convention held?
a)
Seneca Falls, New York
b)
Albany, New York
c)
Columbus, Ohio
d)
Miami, Florida
33.

Photographed conditions of the urban poor in How the Other Half Lives

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Ida Tarbell

d)

Lincoln Steffens

34.
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are most closely associated with the idea that-
a)
Settlement houses should be built to help educate immigrants
b)
National Parks should be created by the federal government
c)
factories should be prohibited since they damage society
d)
suffrage should be granted to women
35.
The interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the populist movement of the 1890s were both reactions to-
a)
United States imperialism
b)
Economic depressions
c)
Unrestricted immigration
d)
The Abuses of industrualization
36.
During which period in United States history were the amendments concerning the income tax, direct election of senators, Prohibition, and women's suffrage enacted?
a)
Reconstruction
b)
New Deal
c)
Progressive Era
d)
Gilded Age
37.

Based on the map, which region of the United States demonstrated the most support for complete voting rights for women before 1919?

a)

New England

b)

Midwest

c)

South

d)

West

38.

Information in the cartoon most clearly supports the conclusion that by 1914

a)

states along the East Coast had granted full voting rights to women

b)

women could vote only in state elections

c)

most states had approved at least some voting rights for women

d)

complete national suffrage for women had been achieved

39.

Which activity is illustrated in this photograph?

a)

picketing against United States involvement in World War I

b)

making a statement of support for the League of Nations

c)

protesting the nation’s denial of woman’s suffrage

d)

supporting punishment of Germany for causing World War I

40.
"Eight hours for work, Eight hours for rest, Eight hours for what we will"
In singing this song, what were union members asking for?
a)
Safer factories
b)
Higher wages
c)
Fewer work holidays
d)
Shorter workdays
41.
Which issue most contributed to the early growth of labor unions?
a)
Dangerous working conditions
b)
Local neighborhood pollution
c)
Increasing income taxes
d)
Limited worker education
42.
During the early 20th century, this type of scene motivated labor unions to--
a)
increase working hours
b)
reform educational policies
c)
limit employment of children
d)
refuse employment of immigrants
43.
Which of the following was a positive effect of industrialization?
a)
Child labor
b)
Long hours
c)
Low pay
d)
Increased production
44.

_____________ is the right to vote.

a)

Suffrage

b)

Suffering

c)

Voting

45.

19th Amendment

a)

Prohibition

b)

Grants Citizenship

c)

Raises Voting Age to 21

d)

Women's Suffrage

46.

Could women vote in the 1800s?

a)

Yes

b)

No

47.

Which Progressive Era Amendment guaranteed full suffrage rights to women?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

48.

Which of the following was a goal of women's suffrage movements during the Progressive Era?

a)

To reduce women's participation in the workforce

b)

To promote traditional gender roles

c)

To achieve the right to vote for women

d)

To oppose all forms of social reform

49.

The Progressive Reform movement sought to address issues resulting from:

a)

The American Revolution

b)

Industrialization and urbanization

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Cold War

50.

Which of the following best describes social reforms during the Progressive Era?

a)

Efforts to maintain traditional social structures

b)

Reforms aimed at improving society through government intervention

c)

A focus on expanding the rights of corporations

d)

Ignoring social issues in favor of economic growth

51.

What was the primary goal of the Progressive Movement?

a)

To maintain the status quo

b)

To promote economic growth through industrialization

c)

To correct injustices in American life and promote reform

d)

To support laissez-faire economics

52.

Which of the following was not a goal of the Progressive Era?

a)

To promote monopolies

b)

To improve public health and safety

c)

To increase government regulation of business

d)

To expand democracy through electoral reforms

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