WorksheetsCheckpoint 6: Reform Movements of the Progressive Era
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Which vocabulary term is defined as:
favoring or advocating for change and political improvements?
intrusive
prohibitive
conservative
progressive
Choose the correct definition of repeal.
to fight for something, often a law.
to redo or fix something, often a law.
to cancel or undo something, often a law.
to pass something, often a law.
Which vocabulary term is defined as:
moderation or restraint, especially with regard to alcoholic drinks.
bootlegging
temperance
smuggling
ratification
Complete the definition:
Minimum Wage - the _____ hourly amount an employer may legally pay an employee.
lowest
highest
original
replacement
Complete the definition:
Suffrage: the right to _____.
educational opportunities
free speech
vote
own property
Which vocabulary term is defined as:
to formally forbid a person or group from doing something.
petition
ratify
prohibit
encourage
Choose the correct definition of reform.
to make something better by changing it, often in such a way as to right past wrongs.
to make something worse by changing it, often in such a way as to cause wrongs.
to get rid of something, often because it cannot be fixed.
to start something new, often as a way of separating from something else.
Which phrase correctly defines "suffrage"?
the right to vote
the right to own property
the right to education
the right to work
A secondary goal of the suffrage movement was to improve women's rights. Which right did suffragists work to help gain and protect for women?
the right to drive cars
the right to own property
A secondary goal of the suffrage movement was to improve women's rights. Which right did suffragists work to help gain and protect for women?
the right to own enslaved people
the right to get an education
A secondary goal of the suffrage movement was to improve women's rights. Which right did suffragists work to help gain and protect for women?
the right to enlist in the military
the right to equal opportunities in business
Reforms in the Progressive Movement were intended to improve the lives of _____.
all Americans
women
men
children
Reforms in the Progressive Movement were not able to protect _____ from unsafe working conditions and long working hours.
all Americans
women
men
children
Which constitutional amendment ended the legal sales of alcohol?
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
Which constitutional amendment was supported by the Temperance Movement?
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
Which constitutional amendment allowed women the right to vote?
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
Which constitutional amendment was supported by Women's Suffrage Movement?
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
True or False:
The 18th and 19th Amendments were reforms of the Progressive Era, and they both changed the Constitution.
True
False
Which claim is supported by the following:
"He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice..."
(excerpt from the Declaration of Sentiments)
women should have the right to own property
women should have the right to vote
women should have the right to work
women should be paid the same wages as men
How did prohibition end?
with the ratification of the 18th Amendment
with the work of the Suffragist Movement
with the work of the Temperance Movement
with the ratification of the 21st Amendment
