WorksheetsThe Progressive Era
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution had to do with women getting the right to vote?
16th
17th
18th
19th
Who was the muckraker that wrote "The Jungle?"
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
Alice Paul
Teddy Roosevelt
The "Jungle" alerted folks what was really going on in the meatpacking industry. What government action did the "Jungle" eventually lead to?
Prohibition
18th Amendment
Pure Food and Drug Act
Minimum Wage
Another name for the government's ban on alcohol was called what?
Prohibition
Suffrage
Urbanization
Gilded
With which amendment to the U.S. Constitution did prohibition take effect?
16th
17th
18th
19th
The _______________________ Age was a time in America when industrial capitalism and urbanization caused many problems in American society.
Populist
Industrial
Agrarian
Gilded
The ___________________ Era was an attempt to address the ills of society created by the Gilded Age.
Political
Progressive
Populist
Grange
Which of the following did NOT give more voting power to American citizens.
Populism
Initiative
Referendum
Recall
The Progressive ERa is defined as a historical era because the time period is characterized by the ~
shrinking of the Us.S. industrial economy
growing support for overseas expansion
shifting attitudes about civil rights for minorities
changing ideas about the functions of U.S. government
Which list of Progressive Era presidents is in the correct chronological order by when each served
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
Howard Taft
Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Howard Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Political change in the Progressive Era was characterized by the expansion of ~
social welfare programs
power for the executive branch
individual rights for more Americas
civil rights for American Indian tribes
Efforts during the Progressive Era to gain the right to vote for women included ~
filing lawsuits with the Supreme Court
strikes and lobbying federal legislators
boycotts and conducting public referendums
public protests and amending the Constitution
Which governmental policy was a direct result of the described event?
New education programs were created to study geography and climate.
Efforts to annex Alaska were undertaken by the President and Congress.
Millions of acres of land were set aside as public property and national parks.
Large grants of money were given to agencies dedicated to conservation efforts.
How did the actions of Progressive reformers reflect the stated goal expressed in the excerpt above?
The Progressive reformers participated in the democratic process to make change.
The Progressive reformers inspired others to support them by using the free press.
The Progressive reformers supported causes that exemplified the will of the majority.
The Progressive reformers consisted of individuals from various racial and ethnic groups.
The American public and President Roosevelt responded to the information in the excerpt by ~
advocating for reforms to working conditions
demanding better school nutrition programs
calling for the regulation of the food industry
working for the passage of the Sixteenth Amendment
The excerpt reflects prominent social concerns during the Progressive Era because the subject matter dealt with the ~
horrible conditions many workers faced
pathetic quality of housing in many cities
inequalities between the rich and the poor
lack of social services available at the time
The activism of Susan B. Anthony impacted American government because it led to the passage of the ~
Seventeenth Amendment
Eighteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Twentieth Amendment
Which group of women worked for the passage of this amendment?
What did the Temperance Movement lead to?
Prohibition of alcohol
World War II
Extreme riots and protests
Increased consumption of alcohol
What did the Temperance Movement primarily affect?
Slavery laws
Consumption of alcohol
Womens rights
True or False, the Temperance Movement led to the ratification of the 18th amendment.
True
False
What did the 21st amendment accomplish?
It repealed the 18th amendment by legalizing the sale and consumption of alcohol.
It repealed the 15th amendment.
It repealed the 19th amendment by legalizing the sale and consumption of alcohol.
Define prohibition
Total ban on the sale and consumption of tobacco
Partial ban on the sale and consumption of tobacco
Total ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol
Partial ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol
What did the temperance pledge cause?
Extreme decline in motivation to work
A dramatic fall in the consumption of spirits
A dramatic increase in the consumption of spirits
Extreme increase in motivation to work
What did the Temperance Movement believe was contributing to the moral decline of the United States?
Drugs
Alcohol
Relgion
All of the above
When was the Progressive Era?
1980-1920
1900-2000
1890-1920
2008-2016
What is a Slum?
large area filled with tiny huts
a room or apartment usually filled with 4-5 families
Overcrowded street or district inhabited by poor people
A poor person who begs for money
What is a tenement?
A person who owns the lease to an apartment
A room or apartment overcrowded with families. Usually poor
A law or rule that makes something illegal
A piece of land held by an owner
Why was child labor common?
Bring your child to work day was SO popular
Families needed the extra income
parents didn't want to leave children home alone
Bosses wanted to pay them less
What is the “Cult of Domesticity”?
A cult of women who wanted the right to vote
A group of men who wanted to give women the power to vote
The idea that men and women should have equal rights
The idea that a woman's place was taking care of the home and raising the children
Which of the following was a tactic that women saw early success with in gaining Suffrage?
picket lines
using gender roles to argue for getting the right to vote
political marches on the same day as political events
hunger strikes and exposing their abusive care in jail
What was "the Jungle"?
a novel by Upton Sinclair that exposed the horrors of the meat packaging industry
a novel about the life of a human who was adopted by a jaguar and bear
a song by Guns n Roses
A muckraker product that made fire exits a requirement
What happened at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory?
There was a fire and people were trapped inside without fire exits
The roof collapsed
The workers were fired for demanding the right to vote
Immigrant workers were savagely attacked for "stealing white jobs"
What was an effect of the events at the triangle shirtwaist factory?
mandatory building inspections
equal worker protection act
required fire exits in all buildings
women were given workplace protection
What was the tragedy in 1911 that killed 146?
Haymarket Riot
Seneca Falls
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Industrial Workers of the World
What political party was Roosevelt part of during his two terms as president?
Republican
Democrat
Bull Moose
I DON'T KNOW
Teddy Roosevelt was known as a "trust-buster." What does that mean?
He worked to break up small businesses
He worked with big monopolies to make them stronger
He worked to break up large monopolies
He let the companies operate without any government interference
