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WorksheetsProgressive Era Most Missed Questions
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
He was called a trust buster but would prefer to be called a trust regulator
T. Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
His domestic policy was called "New Freedom"
T. Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
He busted up the most trust out of all of the Progressive Presidents.
T. Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
He campaigned to lower the import tariff, but actually ended up increasing the import tariff.
T. Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
He created his own party, the Bull Moose party, when he did not receive the Republic Party nomination for the 1912 Election.
T. Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
He helped to pass the Federal Reserve Act as a part of his attack on the "Triple Wall of Privilege".
T. Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
What happened to the membership of the American Federation of Labor as a result of the Haymarket Riot?
Increased
Decreased
Remained the same
How did industrialization affect the lives of the working class?
More families could afford to send their children to school.
People started to move into cities in large numbers.
The rise of unions ensured working conditions were safe.
Work days were shortened by the use of machines.
In Northern Securities Co. v. United States, the Supreme Court held that a holding company that was formed to establish a monopoly in the railroad industry was in violation of the law and that the company in question, Northern Securities Co., must be be dissolved. What does the outcome of this case illustrate?
the effectiveness of the Interstate Commerce Act
the effectiveness of the Federal Reserve Act
the effectiveness of the Sherman Antitrust Act
the effectiveness of the Homestead Act
What aspect of nineteenth century life in the United States did Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall contribute to?
the development of political machines
the establishment of settlement houses
the development of the temperance movement
the establishment of labor unions
What did the passage of the Hepburn Act in 1906 illustrate?
US government efforts to help immigrants assimilate
the conservation efforts of the US government
US government efforts to improve working conditions
the trust busting efforts of the US government
The Social Gospel Movement led to the creation of these facilities for immigrants and the poor. The most well-known was Hull House in Chicago. What were they called?
public housing
tenement housing
settlement houses
immigrant housing
Reorder the following dealing with Immigration in the US
The availability of resources and innovations such as the Bessemer process led to industrialization in the US
Immigrants were pulled to the US by the opportunity to work in factories such as Carnegie Steel Factory
An increase of immigrants caused resulting in the construction of tenements
Settlement Houses were opened in urban areas as a way to assimilate immigrants into American culture
The government opened stations to process immigrants before they were allowed to enter the US
Speaker 5: All African Americans should not be judged on the actions of others, but solely upon the person or individual.
T. Roosevelt
Booker T. Washington
Taft
Wilson
