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The Progressive Era

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution had to do with women getting the right to vote?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

2.

Who was the muckraker that wrote "The Jungle?"

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Alice Paul

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

3.

The "Jungle" alerted folks what was really going on in the meatpacking industry. What government action did the "Jungle" eventually lead to?

a)

Prohibition

b)

18th Amendment

c)

Pure Food and Drug Act

d)

Minimum Wage

4.

Another name for the government's ban on alcohol was called what?

a)

Prohibition

b)

Suffrage

c)

Urbanization

d)

Gilded

5.

With which amendment to the U.S. Constitution did prohibition take effect?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

6.

The _______________________ Age was a time in America when industrial capitalism and urbanization caused many problems in American society.

a)

Populist

b)

Industrial

c)

Agrarian

d)

Gilded

7.

The ___________________ Era was an attempt to address the ills of society created by the Gilded Age.

a)

Political

b)

Progressive

c)

Populist

d)

Grange

8.

Which of the following did NOT give more voting power to American citizens.

a)

Populism

b)

Initiative

c)

Referendum

d)

Recall

9.

The Progressive ERa is defined as a historical era because the time period is characterized by the ~

a)

shrinking of the Us.S. industrial economy

b)

growing support for overseas expansion

c)

shifting attitudes about civil rights for minorities

d)

changing ideas about the functions of U.S. government

10.

Which list of Progressive Era presidents is in the correct chronological order by when each served

a)

Woodrow Wilson

Teddy Roosevelt

Howard Taft

b)

Howard Taft

Woodrow Wilson

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

Howard Taft

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Woodrow Wilson

Howard Taft

Teddy Roosevelt

11.

Political change in the Progressive Era was characterized by the expansion of ~

a)

social welfare programs

b)

power for the executive branch

c)

individual rights for more Americas

d)

civil rights for American Indian tribes

12.

Efforts during the Progressive Era to gain the right to vote for women included ~

a)

filing lawsuits with the Supreme Court

b)

strikes and lobbying federal legislators

c)

boycotts and conducting public referendums

d)

public protests and amending the Constitution

13.

Which governmental policy was a direct result of the described event?

a)

New education programs were created to study geography and climate.

b)

Efforts to annex Alaska were undertaken by the President and Congress.

c)

Millions of acres of land were set aside as public property and national parks.

d)

Large grants of money were given to agencies dedicated to conservation efforts.

14.

How did the actions of Progressive reformers reflect the stated goal expressed in the excerpt above?

a)

The Progressive reformers participated in the democratic process to make change.

b)

The Progressive reformers inspired others to support them by using the free press.

c)

The Progressive reformers supported causes that exemplified the will of the majority.

d)

The Progressive reformers consisted of individuals from various racial and ethnic groups.

15.

The American public and President Roosevelt responded to the information in the excerpt by ~

a)

advocating for reforms to working conditions

b)

demanding better school nutrition programs

c)

calling for the regulation of the food industry

d)

working for the passage of the Sixteenth Amendment

16.

The excerpt reflects prominent social concerns during the Progressive Era because the subject matter dealt with the ~

a)

horrible conditions many workers faced

b)

pathetic quality of housing in many cities

c)

inequalities between the rich and the poor

d)

lack of social services available at the time

17.

The activism of Susan B. Anthony impacted American government because it led to the passage of the ~

a)

Seventeenth Amendment

b)

Eighteenth Amendment

c)

Nineteenth Amendment

d)

Twentieth Amendment

18.
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, United States Constitution 
Which group of women worked for the passage of this amendment?
a)
Harriet Tubman, Jane Addams, and Dorothea Dix
b)
Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Alice Paul
c)
Madeline Albright, Geraldine Ferraro, and Sandra Day O’Connor
d)
Clara Barton, Amelia Earhart, and Eleanor Roosevelt
19.
During the early 1900's the term "muckrakers" was used to describe -
a)
people who demonstrated against the war
b)
riters who exposed the evils in American society
c)
newspaper columnists who reported on celebrities
d)
politicians who criticized Progressive Era Presidents
20.
What was an important effect of the influx of people from the country to the cities in the late nineteenth century?
a)
a sharp increase in college enrollment
b)
crowded slums and unsanitary conditions
c)
decline in economic growth
d)
 a large amount of unused farmland
21.
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.
22.
New immigrants arriving on the East coast gained admission at 
a)
Angel Island 
b)
Ellis Island 
c)
Boston Harbor
d)
Charleston Island
23.
Several of the business trusts created in the late 1800's were later declared illegal because they
a)
reduced competition through unfair business practices
b)
combined companies that manufactured different products
c)
donated large sums of money to political candidates
d)
allowed children to work under unsafe conditions
24.
Which goal, set a a women's convention in Seneca Falls in 1848, was finally achieved during the Progressive Era?
a)
passage of the Food and Drug Act
b)
creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission
c)
adoption of a graduated income tax
d)
ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment
25.
Books such as The Octopus by Frank Norris, How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis and The Jungle by Upton Sinclair exposed problems that resulted from -
a)
the naturalization of immigrants
b)
environmental conservation
c)
westward expansion
d)
rapid industrialization
26.

What did the Temperance Movement lead to?

a)

Prohibition of alcohol

b)

World War II

c)

Extreme riots and protests

d)

Increased consumption of alcohol

27.

What did the Temperance Movement primarily affect?

a)

Slavery laws

b)

Consumption of alcohol

c)

Womens rights

28.

True or False, the Temperance Movement led to the ratification of the 18th amendment.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What did the 21st amendment accomplish?

a)

It repealed the 18th amendment by legalizing the sale and consumption of alcohol.

b)

It repealed the 15th amendment.

c)

It repealed the 19th amendment by legalizing the sale and consumption of alcohol.

30.

Define prohibition

a)

Total ban on the sale and consumption of tobacco

b)

Partial ban on the sale and consumption of tobacco

c)

Total ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol

d)

Partial ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol

31.

What did the temperance pledge cause?

a)

Extreme decline in motivation to work

b)

A dramatic fall in the consumption of spirits

c)

A dramatic increase in the consumption of spirits

d)

Extreme increase in motivation to work

32.

What did the Temperance Movement believe was contributing to the moral decline of the United States?

a)

Drugs

b)

Alcohol

c)

Relgion

d)

All of the above

33.

When was the Progressive Era?

a)

1980-1920

b)

1900-2000

c)

1890-1920

d)

2008-2016

34.

What is a Slum?

a)

large area filled with tiny huts

b)

a room or apartment usually filled with 4-5 families

c)

Overcrowded street or district inhabited by poor people

d)

A poor person who begs for money

35.

What is a tenement?

a)

A person who owns the lease to an apartment

b)

A room or apartment overcrowded with families. Usually poor

c)

A law or rule that makes something illegal

d)

A piece of land held by an owner

36.

Why was child labor common?

a)

Bring your child to work day was SO popular

b)

Families needed the extra income

c)

parents didn't want to leave children home alone

d)

Bosses wanted to pay them less

37.

What is the “Cult of Domesticity”?

a)

A cult of women who wanted the right to vote

b)

A group of men who wanted to give women the power to vote

c)

The idea that men and women should have equal rights

d)

The idea that a woman's place was taking care of the home and raising the children

38.

Which of the following was a tactic that women saw early success with in gaining Suffrage?

a)

picket lines

b)

using gender roles to argue for getting the right to vote

c)

political marches on the same day as political events

d)

hunger strikes and exposing their abusive care in jail

39.

What was "the Jungle"?

a)

a novel by Upton Sinclair that exposed the horrors of the meat packaging industry

b)

a novel about the life of a human who was adopted by a jaguar and bear

c)

a song by Guns n Roses

d)

A muckraker product that made fire exits a requirement

40.

What happened at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory?

a)

There was a fire and people were trapped inside without fire exits

b)

The roof collapsed

c)

The workers were fired for demanding the right to vote

d)

Immigrant workers were savagely attacked for "stealing white jobs"

41.

What was an effect of the events at the triangle shirtwaist factory?

a)

mandatory building inspections

b)

equal worker protection act

c)

required fire exits in all buildings

d)

women were given workplace protection

42.

What was the tragedy in 1911 that killed 146?

a)

Haymarket Riot

b)

Seneca Falls

c)

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

d)

Industrial Workers of the World

43.
Which political party founded by Theodore Roosevelt divided the Republican vote in 1912 and allowed a Democrat to be elected president?
a)
Socialist Party
b)
Progressive Party
c)
Free Soil Party
d)
Federalist Party
44.

What political party was Roosevelt part of during his two terms as president?

a)

Republican

b)

Democrat

c)

Bull Moose

d)

I DON'T KNOW

45.
Prior to becoming president Teddy Roosevelt served in what political position?
a)
Vice President
b)
Governor of New Jersey
c)
Secretary of State
d)
Supreme Court 
46.

Teddy Roosevelt was known as a "trust-buster." What does that mean?

a)

He worked to break up small businesses

b)

He worked with big monopolies to make them stronger

c)

He worked to break up large monopolies

d)

He let the companies operate without any government interference

47.
Which of the following was one thing that Roosevelt did as part of his efforts to regulate business?
a)
Regulating the amount of money meat packers could make
b)
Regulating railroad rates
c)
Regulating the wages businesses could pay workers
d)
Regulating the number of employees each factory could have
48.
The agreement that Teddy Roosevelt negotiated between striking workers and management at a coal mine
a)
New Deal
b)
Fair Deal
c)
Square Deal
d)
Super Deal
49.
This was created to regulate monopolies
a)
Interstate Commerce Commission
b)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
c)
Roosevelt Anti-Trust Act
d)
Slayton Anti-Trust Act
50.
This disaster killed over 100 workers and resulted in workplace safety codes
a)
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
b)
Circle Pantswaist Factory Fire
c)
Sherman Factory Fire
d)
The Jungle Factory Fire