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Maj Rev. Progressive Era

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which president wanted to control businesses and conserve the environment?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

2.

During the early 1900s, the term "muckrakers" was used to describe-

a)

pacifists who demonstrated against war

b)

Politicians who criticized Progressive Era presidents

c)

Writers who exposed the evil in American society

d)

Newspaper columnists who reported in celebrities

3.
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are most closely associated with the idea that-
a)
Settlement houses should be built to help educate immigrants
b)
National Parks should be created by the federal government
c)
factories should be prohibited since they damage society
d)
suffrage should be granted to women
4.
Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Frank Norris all shared a belief that-
a)
The public was unlikely to respond to calls for reform
b)
The government should follow a laissez-faire policy
c)
Reform was needed to control abuses of business
d)
Monopolies were necessary for business to survive
5.
The Progressive Movement supported the idea that the federal government should-
a)
Reduce the number of farms
b)
Build an overseas empire
c)
Regulate big business
d)
Reduce immigration
6.
Civil service reform in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was a reaction to which of the following issues?
a)
the dwindling influence of political machines
b)
the emergence of single-issue third parties
c)
the corrupt and inefficient distribution of government jobs by political machines
d)
the ignorance of voters who elected well-meaning but incompetent public officials
7.
The interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the populist movement of the 1890s were both reactions to-
a)
United States imperialism
b)
Economic depressions
c)
Unrestricted immigration
d)
The Abuses of industrualization
8.
During the Progressive Era, Jane Addams responded to urban conditions by working to establish-
a)
free public schools located in inner-city neighborhoods
b)
settlement houses that provided assistance to the poor
c)
newspapers that helped to inform Americans about slum conditions
d)
laws that restricted certain immigrant groups
9.
In the early 1900s, which group most often supported the views of the Populist Movement
a)
Factory owners
b)
Nativists
c)
Labor Unions
d)
Farmers
10.
Which of the following is not one of Roosevelt's Square Deal?
a)
Conserve resources
b)
Protect the consumer
c)
Control businesses
d)
Create new jobs
11.
What act did The Jungle help establish?
a)
Pendleton Act
b)
Pure Food and Drug Act
c)
Federal Reserve Act
d)
Dawes Act
12.
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
13.
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
14.
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
15.
What anti monopoly law made all"combinations, contracts, and conspiracies" that restrained free trade illegal (1890)?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Keller-Cefauver Act
16.
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.
17.
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
18.
Southern states restricted the voting rights of blacks by enacting
a)
literacy tests
b)
grandfather clause
c)
poll taxes
d)
all of the above
19.
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
20.
Progressive reformers, or muckrakers  known for taking photographs to expose unsafe or unsanitary conditions
a)
Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair
b)
WEB DuBois and Booker T Washington
c)
Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine
d)
Alice Paul and Carrie Catt
21.
The famous immigration center in NYC is
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Coney Island
d)
Long Island
22.
The 19th-century Social Gospel Movement came about as a response to the -
a)
abuses of great wealth and unregulated business
b)
 desire of most Americans to end class distinction
c)
 d) emergence of militant groups such as the Black Panther Party
d)
demands by government to control the means of production
23.
Jim Crow laws were laws that
a)
denied citizenship to Asian immigrants.
b)
promoted discrimination against women
c)
separated the races
d)
taxed voters
24.
In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that
a)
lynching was a federal crime.
b)
school segregation was unconstitutional.
c)
voting rights could not be tied to any form of tax.
d)
racial segregation in public facilities was legal.
25.
Which of the following was a major goal of Jane Addams' settlement house movement in Chicago?
a)
The founding of women's colleges
b)
The introduction of prison reform
c)
The assimilation of immigrants
d)
The establishment of public libraries
26.
Which of the following best states the goal of prohibitionists?
a)
To eliminate the sale of alcohol to children
b)
To eliminate the use of alcohol in society
c)
To reduce accidents in the workplace
d)
To reduce the availability of alcohol to minors
27.
Which of the following marked the end of the progressive era?
a)
Starting of World War II
b)
Starting of Vietnam War
c)
Starting of World War I
d)
Starting of Iraq War
28.
Which of the following is a Recall?
a)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
b)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to vote on any law passed by their government for approval/veto
29.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
30.

What are the goals of the Progressive Movement? Select all that apply

a)

protect social welfare

b)

foster efficiency

c)

promote moral improvement

d)

suffrage (right to vote) for all

e)

create economic reforms

31.

Which amendment implemented a gradual federal income tax?

a)

16

b)

17

c)

18

d)

19

32.

Who was the Republican candidate of the 1912 election?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

33.

Who was the Progressive/Bull Moose candidate of the 1912 election?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

34.

Who was the Democratic candidate of the 1912 election?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

35.

The Dawes Act most directly reflects which of the following reoccurring themes in American History?

a)

debates about expansion of voting rights

b)

debates about the role of assimilation in national identity

c)

debates about economic globalization

d)

debates about the growth of executive power

36.

What factors led to the growth of political machines? Pick 3

a)

Laissez Faire economics

b)

Social Darwinsim

c)

insufficient and ineffective local governments

d)

rapid urbanization

e)

social mobility

37.

Which strike is described:

People were in a labor protest when a bomb exploded & police opened fire.

Despite a lack of evidence against them, eight radical labor activists were convicted in connection with the bombing. Due to the violence people shied away from radicalism.

a)

Great Railroad Stike of 1877

b)

Haymarket Affair of 1886

c)

Homestead Strike of 1892

d)

Pullman Strike of 1893

38.

Allows citizens to bypass lawmakers and propose bills themselves

a)

initiative

b)

referendum

c)

recall

d)

primary

39.

allows voters to decide if an initiative to become law (it does not have to be approved in the lawmaking body)

a)

initiative

b)

referendum

c)

recall

d)

primary

40.

allows voters, not political machines, to choose candidates to represent political parties

a)

initiative

b)

referendum

c)

recall

d)

primary

41.

Which factor contributed most to the spread of Progressive ideas during the late 1800's and early 1900's?

a)

technological advancements in communication and transportation

b)

Imperialist policies focused on a strong navy and acquiring overseas territories

c)

increasing public awareness of political corruption and business abuses

42.

Women social activists were most heavily involved in which Progressive Era movement?

a)

antitrust reform

b)

temperance

c)

conservationism

43.

Why did many immigrants relocate from Europe to America?

a)

Europe had widespread disease during this time in history

b)

Europe lacked jobs and had less economic opportunity during this time in history

c)

Europe didn’t have successful schools during this time in history

44.

The exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.-ex. Oil Standard Company

a)

Monopoly

b)

suffrage

c)

FDA

d)

Big business

45.
called for social reforms as a duty of Christians to enhance the lives of the less fortunate .
a)
Social Gospel Movement
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
Muckrakers
d)
Square Deal
46.
Democratic candidate in the election of 1896 gained support of populist party for his “Cross of Gold “ speech
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
William H. Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
William Jennings Bryan
47.
an increase in prices across the board
a)
Recall
b)
Referendum
c)
Tariff
d)
Inflation
48.
law that required government jobs be awarded by merit, not by leader’s choice
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Pendleton Service Act
d)
Pure Food and Drug Act
49.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
50.

This 1917 poster indicates that one important educational goal for new immigrants during this time period was

a)

teaching them to read and write in their native language

b)

promoting religious tolerance

c)

ensuring the preservation of their native cultures

d)

promoting the English language as a method of assimilation

51.

Based on this cartoon, which institutions was Nast criticizing?

a)

labor unions

b)

political machines

c)

settlement houses

d)

nativist organizations

52.
Which group had a racial hatred of immigrants, since they took jobs from Americans for lower wages?
a)
Nativists
b)
Miners
c)
Political Bosses
d)
Labor Leaders
53.

In the late 1800's, what was the the government response to Chinese Immigration to the United States?

a)

Rounding them up and putting them in concentration camps

b)

Shipping them back to Asia

c)

Signing the Chinese Exclusion Act

d)

Sent the Chinese immigrants to Native American reservations

54.
Cheap apartment buildings often crammed with people
a)
Suburb
b)
Steerage
c)
Ghetto
d)
Tenements
55.
Why did many immigrants support city political machines?
a)
Political machines were free of corruption
b)
political machines provides them with jobs
c)
political machines put powerful "bosses" out of business
d)
political machines fought against crime in the slums
56.

The granting of public offices in return for aid or money to help one get elected is an example of:

a)

Civil Service

b)

Spoils System

c)

Merit System

d)

Judicial Review

57.

Which of the following images below best illustrates the goal of the Temperance Movement?

a)
b)
c)
d)
58.

The Federal Reserve System was created in 1913 to

a)

authorize Congress to set interest rates

b)

regulate the nation’s money supply

c)

allow the government to own the nation’s banks

d)

take over the responsibility of printing money

59.

Speaker A: The best way to prevent corruption in government is to allow citizens a direct role in the legislative process.


Speaker B: Breaking up trusts and monopolies will increase business competition.


Speaker C: An important goal of the federal government should be the protection of our natural resources.


Speaker D: Government will only improve when women are granted full suffrage


Which speaker’s statement is most directly related to the political concepts of initiative, referendum, and recall?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

60.

One major goal of the Progressive movement was to

a)

balance the federal budget by decreasing spending

b)

provide unemployment insurance to workers

c)

limit direct citizen control over government

d)

pass laws to help solve economic and social problems

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