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Progressive Era

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 2hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which factor best explains the growth of the US economy between 1865 & 1910?

a)

laissez-faire

b)

restricted immigration

c)

labor unions

d)

sharecropping

2.
When was the Progressive Era?
a)
Antebellum
b)
1865-1877
c)
1900-1920
d)
1933-1945
3.
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
4.
Which of the following is an initiative?
a)
People have the right to remove a politician from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government
5.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  Initiative
 ·  Referendum
·  Recall
·  Direct Primary
·  17th Amendment

 How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
6.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
7.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
8.
1906- Wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry. (Helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act) 
a)
Upton Sinclair 
b)
Lincoln Steffens 
c)
Jacob Riis 
d)
Frank Norris 
9.

____________?____________


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?

a)

Industrialization

b)

Progressive Era

c)

Reconstruction

d)

Prohibition

10.
Jim Crow laws were laws that
a)
denied citizenship to Asian immigrants.
b)
promoted discrimination against women
c)
separated the races
d)
taxed voters
11.

Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled in size.


This is most likely due to...

a)

The Baby Boom

b)

Immigration

c)

The Homestead Act

d)

Better Healthcare

12.
In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
a)
Dangers faced by coal miners
b)
Corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
c)
Unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
d)
Illegal deals between special interests and the government
13.
Period of history when alcohol was outlawed in the country
a)
Prohibition
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
18th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
14.
Reporters, journalists, photographers, and authors who used the media to raise concerns about the negative effects of industrialization were known as
a)
muckrakers
b)
suffragists
c)
immigrants
d)
abolitionists
15.
Trying to improve our nation by moving forward and preceding step by step
a)
Progressive
b)
Reform
c)
Era
d)
Chapter
16.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
17.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
18.
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
19.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
20.
This person helped to found the NAACP
a)
Ida B Wells
b)
Booker T Washington
c)
W E B DuBois
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
21.

The Progressive goal to implement women's suffrage was accomplished by -

a)

A national referendum

b)

an executive order

c)

A supreme Court decision

d)

a constitutional amendment

22.

What were photographs such as this one taken by Lewis Hine primarily intended to accomplish?

a)

Encourage leaders to make segregation in schools illegal

b)

Document labor conditions during an economic crisis

c)

Depict the evils of capitalism in communist propaganda

d)

Focus attention on the need for child labor reforms

23.

How did the 19th Amendment expand the democratic process?

a)

By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of race

b)

By eliminating the poll tax

c)

By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of gender

d)

By lowering the voting age

24.

Many Progressives opposed social Darwinism because it promoted the idea that —

a)

people in lower classes were not capable of economic success

b)

immigration weakened national unity

c)

the government should take responsibility for the well-being of people

d)

poverty could be eradicated through increased economic regulation

25.

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. . . . — 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution


What was one way the constitutional amendment excerpted above helped advance the cause of gender equality?

a)

It gave women a greater opportunity to influence government.

b)

It gave women new economic rights, such as property ownership.

c)

It established the idea that women should contribute to all sectors of the economy.

d)

It contributed to a long-term decline in the number of men voting in elections.

26.

____________?____________


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?

a)

Industrialization

b)

Progressive Era

c)

Reconstruction

d)

Prohibition

27.

The campaign to stop abuse in the homes by urging people and the government to stop alcoholism was called

a)

Women Suffrage

b)

Temperance Movement

c)

Alcoholics Anonymous

d)

Fair Weather Fan

28.
I  passed the 17th, 18th and 19th amendments
a)
Taft 
b)
Wilson
c)
Roosevelt
29.
A student learning about U.S. history is instructed to write a paper about W. E. B. Du Bois and race relations in the United States. Which of the following facts would be most relevant to the student’s assignment?
a)
The Selma-to-Montgomery protest marches helped secure voting rights for minority citizens
b)
The NAACP was organized to help secure full legal equality for minority citizens
c)
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 outlawed many forms of discrimination in the housing market
d)
The March on Washington helped rally nationwide support for the Civil Rights movement
30.

Which two female leaders were heavily involved in both woman's suffrage and temperance movement?

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Alice Paul

b)

Lucy Burns and Alice Paul

c)

Alice Paul and Susan B. Anthony

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

31.
What year did women win the right to vote?
a)
1865
b)
1920
c)
1933
d)
1945
32.
Why were women suffragists angry about the 15th amendment?
a)
Because it gave African American men the right to vote
b)
Because it made prohibition illegal
c)
Because it made alcohol illegal
d)
Women were not angry about the 15th amendment
33.
Who was the president of the United States when women won the right to vote?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
William McKinley
34.
What fraction of the states is needed in order to ratify an amendment?
a)
majority
b)
three-fourths
c)
two-thirds
d)
Congress is responsible for ratifying amendments
35.
My presidential platform was called the "Square Deal." 
a)
Wilson
b)
Debs
c)
Taft
d)
Roosevelt
36.
The 17th Amendment gave people the right to vote for their ______ directly.
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Senators
d)
House Representatives
37.
What happened in the election of 1912?
a)
Roosevelt runs as a third party and wins
b)
Roosevelt runs as a third party which divides Republicans and helps to elect Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat.
c)
Taft runs as a Republican and wins
d)
none of the above
38.
Which president pushed for the Clayton Anti-Trust Act, Federal Reserve, and Federal Trade Commission?
a)
McKinley
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Taft
d)
Wilson
39.

Which of the following combinations were the three Progressive Presidents?

a)

Taft, Hayes, T Roosevelt

b)

Wilson, Garfield, Taft

c)

T Roosevelt, Johnson, Morgan

d)

T Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson

40.

Pictures like this would have been discussed in what book?

a)

The Jungle

b)

History of the Standard Oil Company

c)

The Shame of the Cities

d)

How the Other Half Lives

41.

Which of the following individuals formed the Progressive Party?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Upton Sinclair

42.

Any person who works to destroy monopolies and trusts

a)

conservationist

b)

progressive

c)

entrepeneur

d)

trustbuster

43.

What is the term for the protection of natural resources?

a)

trustbuster

b)

conservation

c)

prohibition

d)

initiative

44.

Which amendment paved the way for the graduated income tax?

a)

14th Amendment

b)

16th Amendment

c)

17th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

45.
The law created to prevent monopolies, and break up large companies like Standard Oil
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
46.
Which law helped lower train prices for farmers who faced unfair competition from the robber barons?
a)
Meat Inspection Act
b)
Pure Food and Drug Act
c)
Interstate Commerce Act
d)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
47.
Depending on how much money you make, the government will tax you at different rates
a)
Tax Invasion
b)
Salary Tax
c)
Sales Tax
d)
Graduated Income Tax
48.

Roosevelt, Taft, or Wilson? - Never wanted to be or liked being President

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Taft

c)

Wilson

49.

Roosevelt, Taft, or Wilson? - Split his party into two factions: the Progressives and the Conservatives

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Taft

c)

Wilson

50.

Roosevelt, Taft, or Wilson? - Wanted to fix the "evils" of society by fighting the "Triple Wall of Privilege" with his "New Freedom" plan

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Taft

c)

Wilson

51.

Roosevelt, Taft, or Wilson? - Won the election of 1912 because of the split in the Republican Party

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Taft

c)

Wilson

52.

I'm a Democrat

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Taft

c)

Wilson

53.

We are Republicans

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Taft

c)

Wilson

54.

Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act were created in part because

a)

of the book, The Jungle.

b)

suffragist were protesting the meat packing industry.

c)

the 18th Amendment

d)

Civil Service Act.

55.

According to Progressives, who should fix society's problems?

a)

big business

b)

social organizations

c)

churches

d)

government

56.
How did the United States increase its access to the Pacific Ocean?
a)
They established new colonies
b)
They gained new islands
c)
They built a canal
d)
They defeated large enemies
57.

President T. Roosevelt accomplish ALL of the following EXCEPT _________________.

a)

created national parks

b)

busted trusts

c)

protected natural resources

d)

led World War 2

58.
Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal?
a)
to reduce travel time
b)
to speed up trade
c)
to protect from invaders
d)
for fishing
59.
I was responsible for creating the Federal Reserve in 1913.
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Wilson
60.

What was the Square Deal?

a)

TAFT's promise to favor laborers in different trade agreements and to attack corporations

b)

Roosevelt's promise to the American people to to be fair to all; it was comprised of controlling corporations, protecting consumers, and conservationism

c)

Wilson's program of American conservation that promised to conserve America's wilderness

d)

Roosevelt's agreement with foreign countries that he would prevent countries in the Eastern Hemisphere from getting involved in their affairs

61.

My foreign policy was Big Stick diplomacy

a)

Taft

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Wilson

62.

My foreign policy was the Dollar Diplomacy

a)

Taft

b)

Wilson

c)

Roosevelt

63.

This reform allows voters to remove an elected official from office

a)

suffrage

b)

recall

c)

initiative

d)

prohibition

64.

The law that recreated the banking system & stabilized US currency was the

a)

Federal Trade Commission Act

b)

Federal Reserve Act

c)

Federal Highway Act

d)

Federal Farm Loan Act

65.
Men or women that fought for woman’s suffrage
a)
Suffragist
b)
Muckraker
c)
Klan Member
d)
People
66.
This organization helps fight to end discrimination against different races
a)
NSA
b)
WCTU
c)
NAACP
d)
RESPECT
67.
The founder of the Tuskegee Institute and head of the African Americans community
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
W.E.B Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
68.

Southern states restricted the voting rights of blacks by enacting

a)

literacy tests

b)

grandfather clause

c)

poll taxes

d)

all of the above

69.
This event was one major factor leading to the need for building codes and government regulation of businesses
a)
Haymarket Riot
b)
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
c)
founding of the Tuskegee Institute
d)
attempted assassination of President Garfield
70.
The famous immigration center in NYC is
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Coney Island
d)
Long Island
71.
I was handpicked as Roosevelt's successor.
a)
Taft
b)
Wilson
72.
One way the U.S. government responded to the problems caused by the conditions in this list was by —
a)
passing the Interstate Commerce Act
b)
implementing the silver standard for currency
c)
creating a federal jobs program for the unemployed
d)
establishing a new tax on capital gains

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