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Progressive Era Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Agrarian mean?

a)

To graze

b)

Farming; Agriculture

c)

Aggravation

d)

Big Businesses

2.

Farmer's Political Party

a)

A.I.M.

b)

Populists

c)

Chicanos

d)

Farmer's Unite

3.

Farmers wanted all of the following except:

a)

Direct Election of Senators

b)

Government regulation of railroads

c)

Monometallism

d)

Graduated Income tax

4.

Taking away one's right to vote

a)

Enfranchisement

b)

Suffrage

c)

Disenfranchisement

5.

He believed that blacks would advance through vocational work

a)

WEB Dubois

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

George Washington Carver

d)

Homer Plessy

6.

Organization founded by WEB Dubois

a)

NAACP

b)

NCAPP

c)

AANP

d)

CAPP

7.

Encouraged blacks to move back to Africa

a)

WEB Dubois

b)

Booker T Washington

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Marcus Garvey

8.

What women's organization working for voting rights for women?

a)

National Organization of Women (NOW)

b)

National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA)

c)

Women's Rights

9.

These were journalists who wrote book and articles that exposed corruption in business and government:

a)

Progressives

b)

Muckrakers

c)

Sensationalists

10.

This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s:

a)

Civil War Era

b)

Industrialization Era

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Reconstruction Era

11.

This U.S. president made significant contributions to breaking up big business during the Progressive Era:

a)

Howard Taft

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

12.

Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?

a)

because of the negative impact of industrialization

b)

because of the negative impact of the civil war

c)

because industrial tycoons were appalled by the conditions of factories

13.

What was Jacob Riis reveal to the public through his book, How The Other Half Lives?

a)

living conditions of the tenement buildings in New York

b)

working conditions of a textile mill

c)

food production of a meatpacking plant

d)

medical care of soldiers in WWI

14.

Which book is associated with this cartoon?

a)

How the the half lives by Jacob Riis

b)

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

c)

The Shame of the Cities by Lincoln Steffens 

15.

Match the term to its definition.

a)

tenement

1.

a run-down, crowded apartment often located in the center of the city

b)

labor union

2.

an organization of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect worker's rights

c)

monopoly

3.

a company that controls all or nearly all the business of an industry

16.

Political machines took advantage of ________________ in big cities.

a)

immigrants

b)

politicians

c)

children

17.

Conservation is-

a)

when a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit

b)

using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change

c)

protection of natural resources

d)

the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people

18.

Suffrage is -

a)

the right to vote

b)

the right to suffer

c)

the right to live

d)

the right to speak

19.

What do reforms like initiatives, referendums, and recalls attempt to do?

a)

give the people more power over the government

b)

limit citizenship rights like voting

c)

provide low interest loans to farmers

d)

establish a system of checks and balances

20.

Who outlined the Progressive reforms of the American public and gave his presidential campaign the name "Square Deal?"

a)

William Howard Taft

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

William McKinley

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

21.

16th Amendment

a)

Women's Suffrage

b)

Direct Election of Senators

c)

Federal Income Tax

d)

Prohibition

22.

17th Amendment

a)

Women's Suffrage

b)

Direct Election of Senators

c)

Federal Income Tax

d)

Prohibition

23.

In the cartoon above, President Theodore Roosevelt is depicted doing which of the following?

a)

Standing guard to protect big business

b)

Enforcing the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

c)

Leading a government take-over of large industries

d)

Putting an end to industries that might harm the environment

24.

Why was the 16th Amendment created?

a)

So that the police can search people's vehicles.

b)

American citizens who earn more money should pay taxes at higher rates.

c)

Gives American Citizens the right to free speech

25.

Based on the excerpt, with which sttement would Steffens agree?

a)

Political machines have corrupted many of America's cities.

b)

City officials are doing a good job at exposing sources of corruption.

c)

Progressive reforms have successfully eliminated most sources of urban corruption.

d)

Americans are no longer willing to tolerate the corrupt practices of political machines.

26.

Which of the following is NOT a part of Theodore Roosevelt's progressive reform deal?

a)

Control Corporations

b)

Consumer protection

c)

Clayton's Anti-Trust Act

d)

Conservation of natural resources

27.

What woman was responsible for creating many settlement houses, most notably the Hull House?

a)

Carrie Nation

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Ida Tarbell

28.

Who wrote The History of Standard Oil, a book which describes how John D. Rockefeller used ruthless business practices in the oil industry?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Lincoln Steffens

29.

Look at the following list, which shows the goals of a movement from the early 1900's , and answer the question below.

-Abolish child labor

-Restrict working hours for mothers

-Enact public health programs

-Raise wages for workers

These goals are MOST closely associated with which movement?

a)

Civil Rights

b)

isolationist

c)

Social Gospel

d)

temperance

30.

Why are monopolies bad?

a)

They limit competition

b)

They raise taxes

c)

They increase jobs

d)

They raise prices

31.
Book by Upton Sinclair that led to more regulation of food by the government?
a)
Pride and Prejudice
b)
Red Badge of Courage
c)
The Jungle
d)
Capital
32.

How did Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business?

a)

government worked to end child labor

b)

federal troops ended Coal Strike

c)

increased food regulations

d)

break up of railroad monopolies

33.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  Initiative
·  Referendum
·  Recall
·  Direct Primary
·  17th Amendment

 
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
34.
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Match the following related to our lesson on Gilded Age Politics:

a)

Political Machines

1.

organizations led by a boss who controls a local political party; often corrupt

b)

Boss Tweed

2.

Notorious political boss who led Tammany Hall, filled his pockets with government money

c)

Tammany Hall

3.

Democratic political machine that controlled NYC politics' targeted immigrants for their vote

d)

Spoils system/Patronage

4.

Political system in which elected officials reward their supporters with government jobs

e)

The Pendleton Service Act

5.

created a merit-based civil service system for government jobs

35.
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Match the following relating to your Populism Homework:

a)

Populist/Peoples Party

1.

Political party in the 1890s, representing farmers, workers, and other working-class people

b)

Populist Party Demands

2.

Political platform including income tax, regulation of railroads, and direct election of Senators.

c)

The Grange

3.

Farmers' organization formed in 1867 to promote social and economic concerns

d)

The Farmer's Alliance

4.

Network of farmers' groups advocating for political and economic reforms

e)

Greenbacks

5.

During Civil War, U.S. issued paper money worth less than gold.

36.
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Match the following Relating tp your populism Homework:

a)

Knights of Labor

1.

Advocated 8-hour work day, worker ownership of industries, during Industrial Revolution.

b)

Panic of 1893

2.

US economic depression, bankrupted railroads, depleted gold supply, 20% unemployment

c)

Omaha Platform

3.

Political agenda in 1892 demanding economic and political reforms for farmers and workers.

d)

Cross of Gold

4.

Famous 1896 speech by William Jennings Bryan advocating for free silver.

e)

Free Silver

5.

Political movement calling for the unrestricted coinage of silver to increase the money supply.

37.
Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) in response to
a)
foreign influences on the United States economy
b)
public demand for better roads
c)
monopolistic practices that were harmful to small businesses
d)
the failure of federal banks to provide loans to individuals
38.
Two of my major accomplishments were the completion of the Panama Canal and the Antiquities Act which saved 230 million acres of American land.
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Wilson
39.
I was responsible for creating the Federal Reserve in 1913.
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Wilson
40.

I passed the Clayton Anti trust to strengthen the Sherman anit trust act

a)

Taft

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Wilson

41.

The period from the 1870s to 1900, characterized by: rapid industrialization and urbanization, territorial expansion, population growth, and rapid, but UNEQUAL economic growth was called...

a)

the Progressive Era

b)

the Gilded Age

c)

the Second Industrial Revolution

d)

Reconstruction

42.

The period from the 1890s to 1920, characterized by political, economic, and social reform that sought to address the problems of rapid industrialization and urbanization was called...

a)

the Progressive Era

b)

the Gilded Age

c)

the Second Industrial Revolution

d)

Reconstruction

43.
Between 1880 and 1920, the majority of the “new” immigrants to the United States came from
a)
northern and western Europe
b)
southern and eastern Europe
c)
Canada and Latin America
d)
China and Southeast Asia
44.
A high protective tariff passed by Congress is intended to affect the United States economy by
a)
promoting free trade
b)
limiting industrial jobs
c)
 encouraging American manufacturing
d)
expanding global interdependence
45.
The principal message of the cartoon is that the Standard Oil Company
a)
used its size to lower the prices of its products
b)
protected the nation from foreign competition
c)
used its economic power to influence government decisions
d)
employed violence to gain an unfair advantage for its workers
46.
Jacob Riis, Ida Tarbell, and Margaret Sanger are best known for their efforts to
a)
create awareness about social problems
b)
gain support for the women’s movement
c)
expand the rights of Native American Indians
d)
win equal treatment for African Americans
47.

Political machines controlled which candidates won _______ elections.

a)

city

b)

state

c)

national

48.
Congress passed the ______ in 1883 that created merit-based exams for most civil service jobs in the federal government.
a)
Spoils System
b)
Pendergast Act
c)
Pendleton Act
d)
Hawley Act
49.

Cartoon caption: "The Tammany Tiger Loose-

'What are you going to do about it?'"


In this cartoon, what does the tiger represent?

a)

The influx of "new" immigrants into the U.S.

b)

The political corruption of the government of NYC

c)

The power of the "trust-busting" federal government

d)

The unlimited power of robber barons during the gilded age.

50.

Why are political machines an example of corruption in the Gilded Age?

a)

They made sure unions could not protect workers from management

b)

They forced immigrants into the US from Latin America

c)

They took control of city governments and stole millions of dollars from the cities

d)

They prevented immigrants from being Americanized