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US History- Unit 11 Progressive Era

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the author of The Jungle?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Carrie Nation

2.

Which of the following was a major leader of the early Temperance Movement?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Carrie Nation

3.

Who was the owner of Hull House?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Carrie Nation

4.

Who was the author of How the Other Half Lives?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Carrie Nation

5.

He was a major conservationist.

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Carrie Nation

6.

Which of following led the Rough Riders?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Carrie Nation

7.

Who was the author of History of the Standard Oil Company?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Carrie Nation

8.

Who used photography to expose the terrible conditions of New York City?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Carrie Nation

9.

Who used a hatchet to destroy bars?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Carrie Nation

10.

Who helped immigrants transition to American life?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Jane Addams

11.

Who is credited with the quote, "Speak softly and carry a big stick"?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Jane Addams

12.

Which of the following is credited with exposing how unsanitary the meat packing industry was?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Jane Addams

13.

Whose book led to the Pure Food and Drug Act?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Jane Addams

14.

Which of the following was not an issue faced in growing U.S. cities?

a)

Plenty of jobs for immigrants

b)

Lack of sewer systems

c)

Poor sanitation

d)

Overcrowding

15.

What impact did the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson have?

a)

South could no longer discriminate against black and white citizens

b)

14th Amendment was not valid

c)

Separate but equal was legal

d)

Made Separate bu equal illegal

16.

Why did Roosevelt issue the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

Allowed U.S. to have first shot at Panama Canal

b)

To help stand up against outside forces trying to invade Latin America

c)

To maintain U.S. control of Western Hemisphere

d)

As a peace offering to Britain

17.

Which of the following did Plessy v. Ferguson worsen?

a)

14th Amendment

b)

16th Amendment

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Desegregation

18.

What was the name of the time period AFTER the Gilded Age?

a)

Reconstruction

b)

WW1

c)

WW2

d)

The Progressive Era

19.

What is a bill that starts with the people and not from lawmakers?

a)

Referendum

b)

Amendment

c)

Initiative

d)

Recall

20.

Who helped found the NAACP?

a)

Samuel Gompers

b)

Eugene V. Debs

c)

Horace Mann

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

21.

Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

15th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

22.

Which Amendment made alcohol illegal?

a)

15th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

23.

Which Amendment gave citizens the right to elect Senators directly?

a)

15th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

24.

What was the law that required truthful labels on food and drugs?

a)

Pure Food and Drug Act

b)

Meat Inspection Act

c)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

d)

Interstate Commerce Act

25.

What was a major motivating factor of American Imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries?

a)

Acquiring more land to increase economy and strategic interests

b)

Trying to avoid involvement with East Asian nations

c)

Helping African independence movements

d)

Not wanting to use military force to gain colonies

26.

All of the these are causes of the Spanish American War EXCEPT.

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Sinking of the USS Maine

c)

German spies assassinating President McKinley

d)

The Delome Letter

27.

Which of the following was NOT a Progressive Era Constitutional Amendment?

a)

Protection against Self incrimination

b)

Direct election of Senators

c)

Women's suffrage

d)

Federal Income Tax

28.

What was one of the major goals set at the Seneca Falls Convention that came to fruition during the Progressive Era?

a)

Women's voting rights

b)

Creation of League of Nations

c)

National Income Tax

d)

Creation of Food and Drug Administration

29.

Which of the following shows Roosevelt's commitment to his famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick"?

a)

His opposition to consumer protection laws

b)

His commitment to conservation

c)

His Bull Moose campaign of 1912

d)

When he intervened in Latin American affairs

30.

The separate but equal decision upheld the legality of what?

a)

Racial segregation in public facilities

b)

The KKK

c)

Women voting in elections

d)

Restricting voting rights of African Americans

31.

Why was President Roosevelt called a trustbuster?

a)

He protected public land from environmental damage

b)

He fought against monopolies

c)

He wanted to build the Panama Canal

d)

Wanted peace between Russia and Japan

32.

What was the primary cause of the women's rights movement at the beginning of the 20th Century?

a)

Higher education

b)

Property Rights

c)

Equal Pay

d)

Voting rights

33.

Which of the following concepts justified getting rich and powerful?

a)

Conspicuous Consumption

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Self-Determination

d)

Manifest Destiny

34.

What was the main purpose of Jacob Riis, Ida Tarbell, and Margaret Sanger?

a)

Increase support of Women's rights movement

b)

Increase awareness of social problems

c)

Increase rights of Native Americans

d)

Gain equal treatment for African Americans

35.

Why were Progressive Era presidents called trustbusters?

a)

Used government power to promote competition between businesses

b)

They eliminated trade barriers

c)

They encouraged more voter participation

d)

They ended treaties with other countries

36.

Which of the following did the Progressive Movement support?

a)

Build a global empire

b)

Decrease number of farms

c)

Decrease immigration

d)

Regulate big business

37.

Which of the following would Progressive reformers most likely support?

a)

Ending Government Regulations on banking

b)

Creating tax breaks for corporations

c)

Creating high tariffs

d)

Protecting consumers and workers by regulating big business