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WorksheetsProgressive Era Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 31mins
What does Agrarian mean?
To graze
Farming; Agriculture
Aggravation
Big Businesses
Farmer's Political Party
A.I.M.
Populists
Chicanos
Farmer's Unite
Farmers wanted all of the following except:
Direct Election of Senators
Government regulation of railroads
Monometallism
Graduated Income tax
Taking away one's right to vote
Enfranchisement
Suffrage
Disenfranchisement
He believed that blacks would advance through vocational work
WEB Dubois
Booker T. Washington
George Washington Carver
Homer Plessy
Organization founded by WEB Dubois
NAACP
NCAPP
AANP
CAPP
Encouraged blacks to move back to Africa
WEB Dubois
Booker T Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Marcus Garvey
What women's organization working for voting rights for women?
National Organization of Women (NOW)
National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
Women's Rights
These were journalists who wrote book and articles that exposed corruption in business and government:
Progressives
Muckrakers
Sensationalists
This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s:
Civil War Era
Industrialization Era
Progressive Era
Reconstruction Era
This U.S. president made significant contributions to breaking up big business during the Progressive Era:
Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?
because of the negative impact of industrialization
because of the negative impact of the civil war
because industrial tycoons were appalled by the conditions of factories
What was Jacob Riis reveal to the public through his book, How The Other Half Lives?
living conditions of the tenement buildings in New York
working conditions of a textile mill
food production of a meatpacking plant
medical care of soldiers in WWI
Which book is associated with this cartoon?
How the the half lives by Jacob Riis
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
The Shame of the Cities by Lincoln Steffens
Match the term to its definition.
tenement
a run-down, crowded apartment often located in the center of the city
labor union
an organization of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect worker's rights
monopoly
a company that controls all or nearly all the business of an industry
Political machines took advantage of ________________ in big cities.
immigrants
politicians
children
Conservation is-
when a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit
using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change
protection of natural resources
the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people
Suffrage is -
the right to vote
the right to suffer
the right to live
the right to speak
What do reforms like initiatives, referendums, and recalls attempt to do?
give the people more power over the government
limit citizenship rights like voting
provide low interest loans to farmers
establish a system of checks and balances
Who outlined the Progressive reforms of the American public and gave his presidential campaign the name "Square Deal?"
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
16th Amendment
Women's Suffrage
Direct Election of Senators
Federal Income Tax
Prohibition
17th Amendment
Women's Suffrage
Direct Election of Senators
Federal Income Tax
Prohibition
In the cartoon above, President Theodore Roosevelt is depicted doing which of the following?
Standing guard to protect big business
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Leading a government take-over of large industries
Putting an end to industries that might harm the environment
Why was the 16th Amendment created?
So that the police can search people's vehicles.
American citizens who earn more money should pay taxes at higher rates.
Gives American Citizens the right to free speech
Based on the excerpt, with which sttement would Steffens agree?
Political machines have corrupted many of America's cities.
City officials are doing a good job at exposing sources of corruption.
Progressive reforms have successfully eliminated most sources of urban corruption.
Americans are no longer willing to tolerate the corrupt practices of political machines.
Which of the following is NOT a part of Theodore Roosevelt's progressive reform deal?
Control Corporations
Consumer protection
Clayton's Anti-Trust Act
Conservation of natural resources
What woman was responsible for creating many settlement houses, most notably the Hull House?
Carrie Nation
Susan B. Anthony
Jane Addams
Ida Tarbell
Who wrote The History of Standard Oil, a book which describes how John D. Rockefeller used ruthless business practices in the oil industry?
Ida Tarbell
Jane Addams
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
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?
Civil Rights
isolationist
Social Gospel
temperance
Why are monopolies bad?
They limit competition
They raise taxes
They increase jobs
They raise prices
How did Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business?
government worked to end child labor
federal troops ended Coal Strike
increased food regulations
break up of railroad monopolies
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
Match the following related to our lesson on Gilded Age Politics:
Political Machines
organizations led by a boss who controls a local political party; often corrupt
Boss Tweed
Notorious political boss who led Tammany Hall, filled his pockets with government money
Tammany Hall
Democratic political machine that controlled NYC politics' targeted immigrants for their vote
Spoils system/Patronage
Political system in which elected officials reward their supporters with government jobs
The Pendleton Service Act
created a merit-based civil service system for government jobs
Match the following relating to your Populism Homework:
Populist/Peoples Party
Political party in the 1890s, representing farmers, workers, and other working-class people
Populist Party Demands
Political platform including income tax, regulation of railroads, and direct election of Senators.
The Grange
Farmers' organization formed in 1867 to promote social and economic concerns
The Farmer's Alliance
Network of farmers' groups advocating for political and economic reforms
Greenbacks
During Civil War, U.S. issued paper money worth less than gold.
Match the following Relating tp your populism Homework:
Knights of Labor
Advocated 8-hour work day, worker ownership of industries, during Industrial Revolution.
Panic of 1893
US economic depression, bankrupted railroads, depleted gold supply, 20% unemployment
Omaha Platform
Political agenda in 1892 demanding economic and political reforms for farmers and workers.
Cross of Gold
Famous 1896 speech by William Jennings Bryan advocating for free silver.
Free Silver
Political movement calling for the unrestricted coinage of silver to increase the money supply.
I passed the Clayton Anti trust to strengthen the Sherman anit trust act
Taft
Roosevelt
Wilson
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...
the Progressive Era
the Gilded Age
the Second Industrial Revolution
Reconstruction
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...
the Progressive Era
the Gilded Age
the Second Industrial Revolution
Reconstruction
Political machines controlled which candidates won _______ elections.
city
state
national
Cartoon caption: "The Tammany Tiger Loose-
'What are you going to do about it?'"
In this cartoon, what does the tiger represent?
The influx of "new" immigrants into the U.S.
The political corruption of the government of NYC
The power of the "trust-busting" federal government
The unlimited power of robber barons during the gilded age.
Why are political machines an example of corruption in the Gilded Age?
They made sure unions could not protect workers from management
They forced immigrants into the US from Latin America
They took control of city governments and stole millions of dollars from the cities
They prevented immigrants from being Americanized
