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SSUSH13 - Progressive Era (nothing to do with Flo) + Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were two key precedents set by George Washington during his presidency? (SSUSH6a)

a)

aid to farmers and the end of the slave trade

b)

foreign policy of neutrality and the use of

presidential advisors

c)

universal male suffrage and support for

political parties

d)

protective tariffs and foreign alliances

during peacetime

2.
  • Unsafe working conditions
  • Child labor practices
  • Unsafe and unsanitary housing
  • Immigrant literacy and education

Which of the following groups brought the above social problems to the attention of society?

(SSUSH13a)

a)

Muckrakers

b)

capitalists

c)

Industrialists

d)

Nativists

3.

During the Progressive Era, muckrakers published articles and novels primarily to (SSUSH13a)

a)

advance their own political careers

b)

help the federal government become

more efficient

c)

make Americans aware of problems in

society

d)

provide entertainment for readers

4.

From 1900 until 1917, a group of reformers known as progressives looked for solutions to these problems


 harmful practices in the food and drug industries

 poor working conditions in factories

 corruption and waste in city and state government

 ruthless competition in business

 abuse of natural resources.


Which is a logical conclusion to be drawn from this information? (SSUSH13a)

a)

Progressivism was a unified political movement

b)

The progressives pointed out social

problems but did not offer any solutions

c)

Progressivism was a diverse movement

with a variety of goals

d)

The progressives worked outside the

traditional political parties to achieve their objectives

5.

A major purpose of the Progressive movement (1900-1917) was to (SSUSH13a)

a)

Stimulate the economy

b)

Encourage immigration from southern

and eastern Europe

c)

Support government control of factory

production

d)

Correct the economic and social abuses

of industrial society

6.

Which event of the early 1900’s is evidence that Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle had an important impact on the United States? (SSUSH13a)

a)

adoption of reforms in public education

b)

adoption of the 18th amendment

establishing Prohibition

c)

passage of legislation limiting

immigration

d)

passage of legislation requiring Federal

inspection of meat

7.

“Mr. Rockefeller… had worked out a well-conceived plan for a controlling the oil business of the United States.”

Ida Tarbell


Ida Tarbell’s efforts to expose Rockefeller’s business practices are evidence that she was a(n)

(SSUSH13a)

a)

abolitionist

b)

communist

c)

muckraker

d)

Radical Republican

8.

Which group played an active role in progressive reform movements? (SSUSH13b)

a)

White males

b)

Native Americans

c)

Women

d)

Mexicans

9.

Which early 20th century reformer opened Hull House a settlement to help the poor and immigrants?

(SSUSH13b)

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Jane Addams

10.

Women working in settlement houses such as Hull House initially sought to help (SSUSH13b)

a)

formerly enslaved men and women adjust to life after slavery

b)

farmers fight unfair banking practices

c)

immigrants adapt to American customs

and language

d)

American Indians resist encroachment on

their lands

11.

How did African-Americans react to federal recognition of “Jim Crow” laws? (SSUSH13c)

a)

They created a guest worker program that

encouraged temporary immigration to Africa, but denied citizenship

b)

Many African Americans engaged in

violent resistance to the federal decision

c)

A significant portion of African

Americans remained loyal to Democrats

d)

They established the NAACP in an attempt question the legality of “Jim Crow” laws.

12.

The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) affected African Americans by

(SSUSH13c)

a)

granting voting rights

b)

upholding racial segregation

c)

expanding civil rights

d)

guaranteeing equal wages

13.

This group, sought full social and economic equality for African Americans during the Progressive

Era (SSUSH13c)

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Southern Christian Leadership

Conference (SCLC)

c)

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

d)

National Association for the

Advancement of Colored People

(NAACP)

14.

The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

a)

ended segregation in the United States

b)

allowed African Americans to serve in

the armed forces

c)

upheld the doctrine of "separate but

equal".

d)

overturned the earlier Dred Scott

decision

15.

The initiative and referendum are considered democratic reforms because they (SSUSH13d)

a)

Permit citizens to have a more direct role

in lawmaking

b)

Extend the right to vote to 18-year-old

citizens

c)

Let all registered voters select their

state’s presidential electors

d)

Allow residents of one state to bring

lawsuits against residents of another state

16.

The purpose of the conservation movement was to (SSUSH13d)

a)

save Native Americans from being

removed from their land

b)

save millions of acres of wilderness

lands, particularly in western states

c)

encourage Americans to start going back

to church

d)

build factories in southern states so that African Americans could receive jobs

17.

This President of the United States did not follow his strict interpretation of the Constitution when he agreed to the Louisiana Purchase? (SSUSH6c)

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

James Madison

18.

Which of the following was the PRIMARY result of James Madison’s Presidency and the War of

1812? (SSUSH6e)

a)

An increase in American Nationalism

b)

Women were give the right to vote as a

result of their participation in the war

c)

African Americas were emancipated as a

result of their war efforts

d)

America lost land in the Northwest to Canada

19.

The main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to (SSUSH6e)

a)

Establish full control over the Panama Canal

b)

Limit European influence in the Americas

c)

Force the British out of Canada

d)

Stake a U.S. claim to Mexican Territory

20.

Which U.S. conflict was caused in part by the impressment of U.S. sailors into the navy of a foreign power? (SSUSH6d)

a)

World War I

b)

The Spanish-American War

c)

The War of 1812

d)

The Mexican-American War