Font size
WorksheetsProgressive Era Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which law is described?
- The "OG" of consumer protection;
- it paved the way for the FDA (Food and Drug Administration);
- Labels now show if medicine contains alcohol, morphine, opium, or cannabis;
- it helps to clean unsanitary conditions in the food industry;
- it was pushed by Upton Sinclair's Embalmed Beef and Meet Inspection Act of 1906
Sherman Anti-trust Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Progressive Era
Which law is described?
- Grover Cleveland signed me in 1887
- The Grange Movement helped my cause
- I'm the first law regulating private industry
- I prohibited railroad fare discrimination of small businesses
- I make business trading between states act reasonably and justly
Sherman Trust Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Progressive Era
Which law is described?
- I'm the 1st of my kind in the U.S.
- I'm initially misused against unions
- I aim to eliminate the agreements of companies working to fix prices
- I authorize federal action against corporations creating monopolies
- Teddy Roosevelt uses me in his trust-busting efforts
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Progressive Era
Which of the following describe the Gilded Age? Check as many as needed.
Growing levels of immigration
Expanding industrialization and unsafe working conditions
Laws passed regulating industries and protecting workers
Rising power of political machines
Laws passed limiting corruption in the government
Which of the following describe the Progressive Era? Check as many as needed.
Growing levels of immigration
Expanding industrialization and unsafe working conditions
Laws passed that limited industry and provided safer working conditions
Rising power of political machines
Laws passed limiting corruption in the government
Which of the following was a result of Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle, being published in 1906?
The horrible conditions many workers faced was exposed.
People called for the regulation of the food industry.
The Pure Food and Drug Act was passed
All of these are true.
What era is characterized by the reform movement in politics, big business, and labor?
(a)
Which of the following proved that the federal government took an active part in regulating business practices? Click all that apply.
Sherman Anti-trust Act
The 16th Amendment
Pure Food and Drug Act
The 17th Amendment
Interstate Commerce Act
The 17th Amendment-
limited the number of terms a president can serve
allowed states to elect their senators
prohibited the sale of alcohol
allowed women to vote
Which constitutional amendment is described in the picture?
16th
17th
18th
19th
