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WorksheetsProgressive Era Review 2022
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A journalist who exposed government abuses & big business to readers
a)
Muckraker
b)
Mudwriter
c)
Dirt Dobber
d)
None of the Above
2.
The muckraker who was the author of "The Jungle" was -
a)
Sinclair Lewis
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
Ida Wells
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
3.
This enabled voters to remove public officials from elected positions
a)
Recall
b)
Referendum
c)
Initiative
d)
19th Amendment
4.
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
16
b)
17
c)
18
d)
19
5.
The purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act was to
a)
Eliminate unfair business practices
b)
reduce imports from foreign nations
c)
Reduce the power of unions
d)
increase the power of local governments
6.
How did muckrakers prepare the way for political reforms?
a)
they organized labor strikes
b)
they testified in Senate hearings
c)
they exposed corruption by writing about it.
d)
they hired lawyers to settle disputesabout safety
7.
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
a)
Workers secured a greater share of company profits
b)
The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced
c)
The federal government could dissolve business monopolies
d)
Businesses were requied to pay fees to open overseas locations
8.
Which factor contribued MOST to these changes?
a)
The rising cost of national defense
b)
Threats posed by immigrant radicals
c)
Abuses of the spoils system by political machines
d)
The inefficiency of large corporations
9.
This President was a "trust buster" who became a political enemy of Teddy Roosevelt.
a)
William Howard Taft
b)
Benjamin Harrison
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
William McKinnley
10.
The Progressive Era is defined as a historical era because the time period is characterized by --
a)
Shrinking of the U.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
11.
How did the 17th Amendment give more political power to the individual voter?
a)
Allowed citizens to vote regardless of race/creed/ethnicity.
b)
Established the direct election of Senators by popular vote.
c)
Freed citizens to vote w/o a poll tax or literacy test.
d)
Allowed for the # of senators per state to be by population.
12.
As a result of the Progressive Era reforms listed --
a)
Citizens became more involved in the election process
b)
Corporate leaders began campaigning for elected office
c)
Political bosses gained greater control over local elections
d)
Big business came under additional government regulation
13.
What was an effect of the Progressive Era political reforms of initiative, referendum, and recall?
a)
Judicial authority expanding to include give local elections
b)
Government officials respond to the needs of voters quicker
c)
Women/minorities increase participation in political process
d)
Political machines gain influence in local election/politics
14.
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
15.
Journalist and social reformer Ida B. Wells was responsible for exposing the brutality of --
a)
Lynching
b)
Gambling
c)
Child Labor
d)
Alcohol Abuse
16.
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
17.
Based on the chart, the creation of the Progressive Party affected the 1912 election by?
a)
Proving that a Progressive Party candidate could win.
b)
Contributing to a Democratic win by splitting the Republicans
c)
Forced Democrats to adopt issues that Progressives supported
d)
Progressives won popular vote but notthe election.
18.
Which governmental policy was a direct result of the meeting between Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir?
a)
Education programs were created to study geography/climate
b)
There were effortsto annex Alaska by the President/Congress
c)
Millions of acres were set aside as public property/parks
d)
Grants of money were given to conservation agencies.
19.
Based on the list, which best describes the relationship between the federal government and business?
a)
Federal govt. created mandated protections for businesses.
b)
Federal govt passed laws improving working conditions.
c)
Federal govt. gave funding to further business development.
d)
Federal govt. took part in regulating business practices.
20.
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was intended to
a)
create a national parks system
b)
regulate the stock market
c)
control the nation's money supply
d)
establish homelands for Native Americans
21.
Initiative, Recall and Referendum are
a)
ways that limit constitutional powers of the executive branch
b)
ways which increase voter participation in the election process
c)
methods of regulating big business
d)
tactics used by labor unions
22.
The 17th amendment called for...
a)
voting rights for all minorities
b)
term limits for the President
c)
direct election of Senators
d)
an end to prohibition
23.
How did Jane Addams' leadership contribute to American society?
a)
Chief organizer of demonstrations for the 19th Amendment.
b)
Wrote books about the abuses of workers and conditions
c)
Established settlement houses to help poor and immigrants
d)
First woman appointed to the Supreme Court
24.
In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
a)
dangers faced by coal miners
b)
unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
c)
business practices of the Standard Oil Company
d)
illegal deals between special interests and the government.
25.
What did the Clayton Antitrust Act do?
a)
It gave financial aid to lower social classes
b)
It resulted in 7 nations signing the Hartworthy Treaty
c)
It banned monopolies and overly controlling corporations
d)
It separated races even further
26.
What led to the passage of the 16th Amendment?
a)
concerns over labor movements
b)
concerns about government revenue
c)
concerns over crimes related to alcohol
d)
all of these
27.
Study the table and answer the question that follows. Which reason contributed to the trend shown in this table?
a)
The number of factories using assembly lines decreased
b)
A progressive movement worked to stop the use of child labor
c)
A political movement worked to lower taxes for businesses
d)
The number of people joining labor unions decreased
28.
What were photographs such as this one taken by Lewis Hine primarily intended to accomplish?
a)
Encourage leaders to make segregation in schools illegal
b)
Document labor conditions during an economic crisis
c)
Depict the evils of capitalism in communist propaganda
d)
Focus attention on the need of child labor reforms
29.
Initiative, Recall, and Referendum are all examples of...
a)
Progressive Era economic reforms
b)
Efforts to reduce government corruption
c)
Election reforms proposed by Tammany Hall
d)
Reforms implemented by the 19th Amendment
30.
Study the cartoon to answer the question. How did the concerns depicted in this cartoon affect the food industry?
a)
The food industry increased costs in order to pay for chemical additives
b)
Federal gov't regulated the food industry to protect the public's health
c)
Food industry imported more goods from Europe to offer more choices
d)
Federal gov't passed antitrust legislation to increase competition in foods
31.
Who was Ida B. Wells?
a)
African-American who led the fight against lynching
b)
a newspaper writer doing a story on segregation
c)
a founder of the NAACP
d)
a political machine
32.
Which of the following amendments allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
33.
The initiative, referendum, recall, and direct primary are all intended to
a)
make the President more responsive to the wishes of Congress
b)
reduce the influence of the media on elections
c)
give political parties more control of the electoral process
d)
increase participation in government by citizens
34.
Which law was passed as a result of the muckraker, Upton Sinclair?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Meat Inspection Act
d)
Federal Reserve Act
35.
What did the 18th amendment do?
a)
gave women the right to vote
b)
made the consumption, production, and sale of alcohol illegal
c)
made the production and sale of alcohol legal again
d)
set a term limit for the president
36.
The 16th Amendment
a)
set the guidelines for electing the president
b)
delegated powers not in Constitution to state governments
c)
right to bear arms
d)
created federal income tax
37.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
Citizenship Rights
b)
Abolished Slavery
c)
Right to vote for African Americans
d)
Punished South
38.
The 14th amendment did what?
a)
right for all to vote
b)
right for all citizens protection under the law
c)
freed the slaves
d)
right for all to own land
39.
In How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis documented the living conditions of -
a)
workers in tenement buildings
b)
African Americans in the segregated South
c)
the rich in their mansions
d)
Native American Indians on reservations
40.
Which long-awaited goal of the women’s rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era?
a)
right to own property
b)
equal pay for equal work
c)
right to vote
d)
equal access to employment and education
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