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The Progressive Era Practice

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 51mins

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.

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

a)

Prohibition

b)

Suffrage

c)

Urbanization

d)

Gilded

4.

What was the name for corrupt politicians being able to maintain control of local government?

a)

Conglomerates

b)

Trust Busters

c)

Political Machines

d)

Monopolies

5.

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution provided for a graduated income tax?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

6.

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

Jane Addams is best remembered for ~

a)

writing muckracking articles inspiring social reform

b)

creating social reform programs for the urban poor

c)

leading the temperance movement during the early 1900s

d)

serving as the first woman representative during the 1800s

10.

The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 created a central banking system in the United States with the responsibility of ~

a)

collecting of federal income taxes

b)

managing of interstate commerce

c)

enforcing of the Sherman Anti-trust legislation

d)

regulating of monetary policy in the United States

11.

The writings of W.E.B. DuBois promoted the idea that ~

a)

African Americans deserved racial equality immediately.

b)

African Americans needed to organize as a political party.

c)

African Americans must leave the country to obtain rights.

d)

African Americans should seek to gradually gain civil rights.

12.

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

13.
Which law was passed as a result of muckraking literature of Upton Sinclair?
a)
Meat Inspection Act
b)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
c)
Federal Reserve Act
d)
Interstate Commerce Act
14.
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
15.
The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to 
a)
 decrease Chinese immigration
b)
create segregated classrooms
c)
settle a disagreement between China and the United States
d)
stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the United States
16.

Who was president during the progressive era?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

John F. Kennedy

17.

Booker T. Washington was famous for founding the ____.

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

Tuskegee Institute

d)

NASCAR

18.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

15th

d)

13th

19.

The 19th Amendment was passed in ___ allowing women the right to vote.

a)

1900

b)

1998

c)

1920

d)

1880

20.

What does this picture represent?

a)

Child Labor

b)

Women's Suffrage

c)

Prohibition

21.

What does this picture represent?

a)

Child Labor

b)

Prohibition

c)

Women's Suffrage

22.

What does this picture represent?

a)

Child Labor

b)

Prohibition

c)

Women's Suffrage

23.

Which president wanted to control businesses and conserve the environment?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

24.

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

25.
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
26.
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
27.
What federal agency was established in 1916 by Congress to manage national historic sites?
a)
National Park Service
b)
Department of the Interior
c)
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation 
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
28.
Suffrage refers to:
a)
Discrimination
b)
Women’s Rights
c)
The Right To Vote
d)
The Denial of Voting
29.
Which idea of Theodore Roosevelt’s led to the creation of National Parks?
a)
Meat Inspection Act
b)
Preservation
c)
Conservation
d)
Intimidation
30.
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
31.
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
32.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
33.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
34.
The Sherman anti-trust act was passed to
a)
break up monopolies
b)
give equal rights to women
c)
help people living in poverty
d)
end racism
35.

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

36.
I was handpicked as Roosevelt's successor.
a)
Taft
b)
Wilson
37.
I was the youngest president (at the time) and the most popular progressive president!
a)
Taft
b)
Wilson 
c)
Roosevelt
38.
One of the major goals of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was to
a)
limit the amount of sugar in snack products.
b)
protect farmers from bankruptcy due to changing food prices.
c)
control the price put on beverages and food products.
d)
ensure that products were labeled accurately.
39.
I created the modern banking system by the establishment of the federal reserve system.
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Wilson 
c)
Taft
40.
I  passed the 17th, 18th and 19th amendments
a)
Taft 
b)
Wilson
c)
Roosevelt
41.
I formed the Bull Moose Party
a)
Taft 
b)
Wison 
c)
Roosevelt 
42.
Who became president after William McKinley was assassinated?
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Ulysses Grant
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
43.

The Progressive Era was a period of time between:

a)

the 1850's to the 1880's

b)

the 1830's to the 1850's

c)

the 1920's to the 1950's

d)

the 1890's to the 1920's

44.

Who were the Robber Barons during the Progressive Era?

a)

Thieves who robbed workers.

b)

Workers who robbed company owners.

c)

Company owners who eliminated other companies who competed against them.

d)

Government officials who took money from the government.

45.

Which of the following was a corrupt organization that helped immigrants in order to influence them to vote for Democrat politicians?

a)

The U.S. government.

b)

A Political Machine

c)

Corporations

d)

The Democratic Party

46.

Who was the leader of Tammany Hall (a political machine in New York City).

a)

Boss Thompson

b)

John Boss

c)

Darryl Boss

d)

Boss Tweed

47.

To which political party did President Teddy Roosevelt belong?

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

c)

Independent

d)

Green Party

48.

What is a Trust?

a)

An honest organization that can be trusted.

b)

It was another word for a bank that was used during the Progressive Era.

c)

An organization of companies that produce the same product, and help each other achieve success.

d)

A company who has total control over an industry like oil, railroads, or steel production.

49.

Why was Teddy Roosevelt known as a Trust Buster?

a)

Because no one could trust him.

b)

Because he did not trust business owners.

c)

Because he eliminated the trusts that were unfair and could negatively affect the economy.

d)

Because he eliminated all of the trusts in the U.S.

50.

Which movement is Susan B. Anthony most closely associated with?

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

Women’s Suffrage

c)

Muckraker Movement

d)

Temperance Movement

51.

What organization did W.E.B. Dubois establish to help secure legal equality for minorities?

a)

Muckrakers Movement

b)

Black Panthers

c)

NAACP

d)

SNCC

52.

Which picture below did Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle highlight as a need for reform?

a)
b)
c)
d)
53.

Which of the following coincides with the image provided?

a)

17th Amendment

b)

Gospel of Wealth

c)

Hepburn Act

d)

Temperance

54.

"The central banking system created after a series of financial panics led to the desire for central control of the monetary system in order to alleviate financial crises"...This quote would describe which of the following?

a)

Federal Reserve

b)

Direct Primary

c)

19th Amendment

d)

Niagra Movement

55.

Check off the answers below that are true of T.R.

a)

He was a progressive president

b)

He was a conservationist

c)

He formed the Federal Reserve

d)

He supported muckrakers

e)

He signed off on the Meat Inspection Act

56.

Why did we want to get rid of political machines?

a)

it was too easy to be corrupt and it was considered to be undemocratic

b)

people didn't participate in the elections

c)

there wasn't anyone willing to become a part of the machines

d)

most people thought they were too much like a labor union

57.

People like W.E.B. du Bois participated in the movement against what?

a)

Racism

b)

Women's suffrage

c)

Child Labor

d)

Prohibition

58.

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

59.

Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?

a)

Elixabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Belle Starr

60.

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

61.

What was the main goal of Pres. Theodore Roosevelts "Trust-Busting" efforts?

a)

To breakup monopolies and restore competition for consumers.

b)

To protect the environment from miners and loggers polluting.

c)

To force congress to pass laws protecting children from working in dangerous factories.

d)

To regulate the food and drug industry to make sure they are safe for consumers.

62.

What was the name of the organization founded by W.E.B. DuBois to fight against racism and protect the rights of African Americans?

a)

NAACP

b)

The Wobblies

c)

The AFL-CIO

d)

The Muckrakers

63.

What was the impact of Upton Sinclair's book THE JUNGLE on the United States?

a)

Helped put pressure on the Federal Government to pass laws to protect our food and drugs to make them safe for consumers.

b)

Convinced Americans that Imperialism was a bad practice and we should abandon our role in the world.

c)

Was able to shorten the work hours from 14 hours a day to 10 hours a day.

d)

Made Theodore Roosevelt popular and helped him get selected as William McKinley's Vice President.

64.
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.
65.

Suffrage is the right to ___.

a)

get an education

b)

own property

c)

work freely

d)

vote

66.

The Progressive Era was a period of time between:

a)

the 1850's to the 1880's

b)

the 1830's to the 1850's

c)

the 1920's to the 1950's

d)

the 1890's to the 1920's

67.
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.
68.

These reforms made the government directly accountable to the citizens.

a)

Referendum, recall, initiative, and 17th amendment

b)

19th and 22nd Amendments

c)

Pendleton Act & Homestead Act

d)

16th and 18th Amendments

69.

What organization did W.E.B. Dubois establish to help secure legal equality for minorities?

a)

Muckrakers Movement

b)

Black Panthers

c)

NAACP

d)

SNCC

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