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Checkpoint 6: Reform Movements of the Progressive Era

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which vocabulary term is defined as:

favoring or advocating for change and political improvements?

a)

intrusive

b)

prohibitive

c)

conservative

d)

progressive

2.

Choose the correct definition of repeal.

a)

to fight for something, often a law.

b)

to redo or fix something, often a law.

c)

to cancel or undo something, often a law.

d)

to pass something, often a law.

3.

Which vocabulary term is defined as:

moderation or restraint, especially with regard to alcoholic drinks.

a)

bootlegging

b)

temperance

c)

smuggling

d)

ratification

4.

Complete the definition:

Minimum Wage - the _____ hourly amount an employer may legally pay an employee.

a)

lowest

b)

highest

c)

original

d)

replacement

5.

Complete the definition:

Suffrage: the right to _____.

a)

educational opportunities

b)

free speech

c)

vote

d)

own property

6.

Which vocabulary term is defined as:

to formally forbid a person or group from doing something.

a)

petition

b)

ratify

c)

prohibit

d)

encourage

7.

Choose the correct definition of reform.

a)

to make something better by changing it, often in such a way as to right past wrongs.

b)

to make something worse by changing it, often in such a way as to cause wrongs.

c)

to get rid of something, often because it cannot be fixed.

d)

to start something new, often as a way of separating from something else.

8.

Which phrase correctly defines "suffrage"?

a)

the right to vote

b)

the right to own property

c)

the right to education

d)

the right to work

9.

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?

a)

the right to drive cars

b)

the right to own property

10.

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?

a)

the right to own enslaved people

b)

the right to get an education

11.

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?

a)

the right to enlist in the military

b)

the right to equal opportunities in business

12.

Reforms in the Progressive Movement were intended to improve the lives of _____.

a)

all Americans

b)

women

c)

men

d)

children

13.

Reforms in the Progressive Movement were not able to protect _____ from unsafe working conditions and long working hours.

a)

all Americans

b)

women

c)

men

d)

children

14.

Which constitutional amendment ended the legal sales of alcohol?

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

15.

Which constitutional amendment was supported by the Temperance Movement?

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

16.

Which constitutional amendment allowed women the right to vote?

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

17.

Which constitutional amendment was supported by Women's Suffrage Movement?

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

18.

True or False:

The 18th and 19th Amendments were reforms of the Progressive Era, and they both changed the Constitution.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

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)

a)

women should have the right to own property

b)

women should have the right to vote

c)

women should have the right to work

d)

women should be paid the same wages as men

20.

How did prohibition end?

a)

with the ratification of the 18th Amendment

b)

with the work of the Suffragist Movement

c)

with the work of the Temperance Movement

d)

with the ratification of the 21st Amendment