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WorksheetsProgressive Era
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 36mins
election in which voters choose candidates to represent each party in a general election
direct primary
political machine
majority
open primary
What was the result of the Plessy v. Ferguson case?
The creation of the U.S. Forest Service
The enforcement of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act
The establishment of the Federal Reserve System
Which of the following did national Progressives NOT try to do?
reform corrupt government
improve the conditions of the working class
end child labor
increase the amount of monopolies
Whose book, The Jungle, led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirectly to the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
Journalists who exposed practices of corrupt government, big business, and social issues were
Gump Mushers
Muckrakers
Scalawags
Dirt Diggers
What were the major issues that Jane Addams and "Mother" Jones were addressing?
(Select all that apply)
Child labor
Unfair treatment of immigrants
Entry of protestantism in America
Limited rights and roles of women
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages
19th amendment
16th amendment
17th amendment
18th amendment
All of the following were put into place during the Progressive Era to give voters more direct say in lawmaking, EXCEPT
initiative
poll tax
referendum
recall
Which President pushed to break up the monopolies and ensure competition by using the Sherman Anti-trust Act?
Teddy Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Hoover
A political murder of an African American to intimidate, deny prosperity and make them feel like 2nd class citizens is called a
Grandfather Clause
Literacy Test
Poll Tax
Lynching
President Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act to ...
Regulate the amount of money in circulation
Supervise banks
Provide financial services to banks and the public
All of the above.
What happened when Susan B. Anthony voted (an act of civil disobedience) in a presidential election?
Nothing
She was arrested and fined 100 dollars
She ran away
She was allowed to vote
WEB DuBois believed in
African-Americans needed to be educated and involved in politics
believed job skills were most important
being a slave was fun
having a job was not important
what was the goal of the NAACP
make everyone equal
to boycott
secure the African American rights through the court system
President Taft continued Roosevelt's policy pursuing antitrust cases.
True
False
What ended the Progressive Era?
The outbreak of WWI
the success of the NAACP
the repeal of the prohibition amendment
the victory of the Bull Moose Party
Which belief was held by most Progressives?
The government should control all business practices
The government should protect agricultural interests
Housing and healthcare should remain private
The government should be more accountable to its citizens.
Who carries out the powers of the Clayton Act?
Internal Revenue Service
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Commerce
Federal Communications Commission
What was the impact of the split in the Republican vote in the 1912 election?
(HINT: Which political party benefitted the most from the Republicans "splitting" their votes between TR and Taft)
It favored the Republican Party
It favored the Progressive Party
It favored the Democratic Party
It had no impact on the election outcome
A school bond election is an example of which progressive era reform?
Referendum
Recall
Direct Primary
Initiative
Why did some Americans resist the Progressive reforms?
they hated the idea of free enterprise
they thought it increased capitalism
They thought it allowed monopolies to have too much power
they believed it gave government too much control over their lives
The Progressive movement focused mainly of the problems of urban residents.
True
False
The NAACP believed that ________ and ________ were the best way to ensure equal rights for all Americans.
Mobs and Riots
Nonviolent Protests and Legal Actions
Arresting People and Violating Constitutional Rights
The NAACP did NOT believe that the court system was the way to fight discrimination.
True
False
The Jungle exposed unsanitary and unsafe practices in the meatpacking industry.
Which muckraker is responsible for exposing the conditions?
Jacob Riis
Lewis Hines
Ida Tarbell
Upton Sinclair
____________?____________
A period of time when social, economic and political problems caused by rapid industrialization were exposed and in some cases reformed.
What is the most likely title for this?
Industrialization
Progressive Era
Reconstruction
Prohibition
The idea that the government will tax at different rates based on how much money you make.
Tax Invasion
Salary Tax
Sales Tax
Graduated Income Tax
What does the power of referendum give voters the right to do?
select a candidate to run in the general election
to propose a law by getting signatures on a petition
remove elected officials from public office
to approve or reject a law (especially one that imposes taxes)
One effect of the public school system was that it...
eliminated all foreign culture and customs
helped immigrant children become Americanized
denied immigrant children anything more than four years of education.
taught immigrant children to retain their native cultures.
What broader system did the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling help reinforce?
Abolition of slavery
Civil rights protections
The Jim Crow laws and legalized segregation
Desegregation in public transportation
Which of the following best defines a recall?
Recall allows voters to petition proposed issues presented before them
Recall is a form of direct primary
Recall is a form of indirect primary
Recall is a special election allowing the voters to remove public officials from office before the end of their term
The creation of third parties, like the Populist or Bull Moose Party, had a lasting effect on politics. The third parties were used by the minority groups to gain support for their ideas by_
using threats to get the votes from the major political parties.
putting pressure on the major political parties through fear of losing votes.
placing poll taxes on voters from the major parties.
using political machines to buy votes.
What is the motivation to prohibit alcohol in this poster?
It can prevent suicide
It will prevent abuse and neglect
It will prevent boating accidents
It will lead to more productivity at work
Who was part of the group that founded the NAACP (may be more than one)
W.E.B. Du Bois
Martin Luther King
Rosa Parks
Booker T. Washington
In addition to speaking out against segregation, what other cause did Wells champion?
free speech
fair wages
anti-lynching
creator of settlement houses to assist immigrants moving to the United States
W.E.B. Dubios
Elizabeth Canton
Jane Addams
Ida B. Wells
