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AEF 2025 US Chapter 5 Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Writers that helped spread Progressive's ideas. Wrote about muck that was going on.

a)

Rakers of muck

b)

muckrakers

c)

raking up the muck writers

d)

journalist

2.

What did the 16th Amendment do?

a)

Allowed the government to tax people's income

b)

Allowed the government to relocate immigrants

c)

Allowed the government the right to vote

d)

Allowed people the right to vote

3.

What did the 17th Amendment do?

a)

Allowed the government to tax their income

b)

Allowed people to vote

c)

Allowed citizens the right to vote for their senators

d)

Allowed citizens to vote for their governors

4.

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

5.

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

a)

Howard Taft

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

William McKinley

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

6.

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

d)

because the American people were disillusioned by WWI

7.

What goal are you trying to achieve if you're looking to make urban reforms?

a)

getting rid of a capitalistic economy

b)

eliminating political machines/bosses

c)

conservation of natural resources

d)

ending racial discrimination

8.

Why did we want to get rid of political machines?

a)

it was too easy to be corrupt and it was considered to be undemocratic

b)

people didn't participate in the elections

c)

there wasn't anyone willing to become a part of the machines

d)

most people thought they were too much like a labor union

9.

People who were trying to get the 19th Amendment passed were supporting what?

a)

Right to vote for 18 year olds

b)

Right to vote for African Americans

c)

Right to vote for women

d)

Right to vote for those in prison

10.

What was the name of the political machine in NYC in the 1800s?

a)

Rockefeller Hall

b)

Carnegie Hall

c)

Ordway Hall

d)

Tammany Hall

11.

Someone who uses their position as an elected official to engage in fraudulent activities could be accused of:

a)

being corrupt

b)

being ambitious

c)

being controlling

d)

being monopolistic

12.

People like W.E.B. du Bois participated in the movement against what?

a)

Racism

b)

Women's suffrage

c)

Child Labor

d)

Prohibition

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.

What does the power of referendum give voters the right to do?

a)

select a candidate to run in the general election

b)

to propose a law by getting signatures on a petition

c)

remove elected officials from public office

d)

to approve or reject a law (especially one that imposes taxes)

15.
Which statement best summarizes the perspective of President Theodore Roosevelt concerning natural resources?
a)
Decisions about conservation are best left to the states.
b)
Corporations can be trusted to use natural resources wisely.
c)
The federal government must protect the nation’s lands from exploitation.
d)
The free market should set the value of the nation’s natural resources.
16.
Progressive Era reformers tried to reduce the gap in wealth between the rich and the poor by
a)
creating the Federal Reserve System
b)
giving voters the power of referendum and recall
c)
implementing a graduated income tax
d)
establishing the Federal Trade Commission
17.
Primaries, the secret ballot, and the use of referendum and recall were efforts made during the Progressive Era to
a)
preserve the power of political machines
b)
provide equal political rights for Native American Indians
c)
protect States rights against federal power
d)
increase citizen participation in government
18.
The situation shown in this 1950 photograph is a direct result of the
a)
Great Migration
b)
application of grandfather clauses
c)
passage of Jim Crow laws
d)
Montgomery bus boycot
19.
President Theodore Roosevelt was called a trustbuster because he
a)
directed the building of the Panama Canal
b)
encouraged conservation of natural resources
c)
supported legal action against business monopolies
d)
resigned from the Republican Party
20.
A common goal of Lincoln Steffens, Frank Norris, and Ida Tarbell was to
a)
encourage government officials to decrease the regulation of business
b)
publicize the achievements of the captains of industry
c)
create a demand for new political parties to replace the two major parties
d)
increase public awareness of social, political, and economic problems
21.
• Overcrowding
• High crime rate
• Poor sanitation

In the early 1900s, these problems were most directly a result of
a)
muckrakers’ influence
b)
conservation programs
c)
westward migration
d)
rapid urbanization
22.
"..We must allow businesses to compete freely without government intervention. The best will survive.."
This speaker would most likely support which idea?
a)
Progressive Income Tax
b)
Social Darwinism 
23.
Which book is associated with this photo?
a)
The Octopus by Frank Norris
b)
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
c)
The Shame of the Cities by Lincoln Steffens 
24.

Plessy v. Ferguson created a legal justification for

a)

Integration of Schools

b)

Child Labor Laws

c)

Jim Crow Laws

25.

Organization founded by WEB Dubois

a)

NAACP

b)

NCAPP

c)

AANP

d)

CAPP

26.

Choose all of the people who were activists for African American's rights during the progressive era.

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

W.E.B Dubois

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Frederick Douglas

27.

Booker T. Washington was famous for founding the ____.

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

Tuskegee Institute

d)

NASCAR

28.

The ____ Amendment stated that the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within the US is hereby prohibited.

a)

19th

b)

13th

c)

15th

d)

18th

29.

What does this picture represent?

a)

Child Labor

b)

Prohibition

c)

Women's Suffrage

30.

What does this picture represent?

a)

Child Labor

b)

Prohibition

c)

Women's Suffrage

31.

Who was responsible for informing the public of the appalling working conditions of meat packing plants with the book "The Jungle?"

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Ida Tarbell

32.

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

33.

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

34.

This woman was arrested in 1872 after illegally attempting to vote. She went on to lead the National American Women's Suffrage Association.

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Jane Adams

d)

Ida Turnbell

35.
What was the Progressive Era movement called that supported the prohibition of alcohol?
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Labor Movement
c)
Women's Suffrage Movement
d)
Temperance Movement
36.

Which statement best supports Well's contribution to the civil rights movement?

a)

She advocated overturning the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford.

b)

She organized resistance to the violence associated with Jim Crow Laws.

c)

She coordinated nonviolent protests in urban areas in Tennessee.

d)

She prepared the legal arguments that led to Brown v. Board of Education.

37.
The Progressive Movement supported the idea that the federal government should-
a)
Reduce the number of farms
b)
Build an overseas empire
c)
Regulate big business
d)
Reduce immigration
38.

What does Agrarian mean?

a)

To graze

b)

Farming; Agriculture

c)

Aggravation

d)

Big Businesses

39.

Farmer's Political Party

a)

A.I.M.

b)

Populists

c)

Chicanos

d)

Farmer's Unite

40.

Farmers wanted all of the following except:

a)

Direct Election of Senators

b)

Government regulation of railroads

c)

Monometallism

d)

Graduated Income tax

41.

Taking away one's right to vote

a)

Enfranchisement

b)

Suffrage

c)

Disenfranchisement

42.

He believed that blacks would advance through vocational work

a)

WEB Dubois

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

George Washington Carver

d)

Homer Plessy

43.

Organization founded by WEB Dubois

a)

NAACP

b)

NCAPP

c)

AANP

d)

CAPP

44.

Encouraged blacks to move back to Africa

a)

WEB Dubois

b)

Booker T Washington

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Marcus Garvey

45.

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

46.

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

a)

Progressives

b)

Muckrakers

c)

Sensationalists

47.

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

48.

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

49.

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

50.

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

51.

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 

52.

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

53.

Political machines took advantage of ________________ in big cities.

a)

immigrants

b)

politicians

c)

children

54.

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

55.

Suffrage is -

a)

the right to vote

b)

the right to suffer

c)

the right to live

d)

the right to speak

56.

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

57.

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

58.

16th Amendment

a)

Women's Suffrage

b)

Direct Election of Senators

c)

Federal Income Tax

d)

Prohibition

59.

17th Amendment

a)

Women's Suffrage

b)

Direct Election of Senators

c)

Federal Income Tax

d)

Prohibition

60.

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

61.

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

62.

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.

63.

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

64.

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

65.

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

66.

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

67.

Why are monopolies bad?

a)

They limit competition

b)

They raise taxes

c)

They increase jobs

d)

They raise prices

68.
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
69.

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

70.
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
71.
Question Image

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

72.
Question Image

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.

73.
Question Image

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.

74.
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
75.
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
76.
I was responsible for creating the Federal Reserve in 1913.
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Wilson
77.

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

a)

Taft

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Wilson

78.

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

79.

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

80.
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
81.
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
82.
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
83.
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
84.

Political machines controlled which candidates won _______ elections.

a)

city

b)

state

c)

national

85.
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
86.

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.

87.

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

88.

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

89.

Who was responsible for informing the public of the appalling working conditions of meat packing plants with the book "The Jungle?"

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Ida Tarbell

90.

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

91.

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

92.

What name was given to the group of investigative reporters who wrote books, news articles or magazine articles to persuade public opinion about corrupt businesses or government?

a)

Unionists

b)

Muckrakers

c)

Suffragists

d)

Socialists

93.

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

94.

Look at the following diagram, which shows reforms sponsored by two presidential administration, and answer the question below.


Which action best describes a reform supported by President Woodrow Wilson?

a)

reorganization of the banking and monetary systems

b)

adoption of a bimetallic standard and paper currency

c)

legislation to increase tariffs and eliminate income taxes

d)

regulations requiring equal pay for minorities and women

95.

16th Amendment

a)

Women's Suffrage

b)

Direct Election of Senators

c)

Federal Income Tax

d)

Prohibition

96.

17th Amendment

a)

Women's Suffrage

b)

Direct Election of Senators

c)

Federal Income Tax

d)

Prohibition

97.

18th Amendment

a)

Women's Suffrage

b)

Direct Election of Senators

c)

Federal Income Tax

d)

Prohibition

98.

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

99.

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

100.

A major purpose of the Progressive movement (1900-1917) was to....

a)

stimulate the economy

b)

support government control of factory production

c)

encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe

d)

correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society

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