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Progressive Era

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.
The term muckraker was used in the early 1900s to describe writers who
a)
supported limits on government regulation
b)
wanted the United States to ban all immigration
c)
exposed abuses in American society
d)
promoted racial integration efforts
4.
During the early 20th century, W. E. B. Du Bois was best known as a leader in the
a)
creation of technical schools for African Americans
b)
formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
c)
development of the “Back to Africa” movement
d)
effort to modernize farming in the South
5.
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.
6.
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
7.

State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States following the Civil War.

a)

poll tax

b)

Black codes

c)

Jim Crow laws

d)

literacy tests

8.

Which term is associated with Jane Addams?

a)

How the Other Half Lives

b)

The Jungle

c)

Hull House

d)

NAACP

9.

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

10.

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

11.

17th Amendment

a)

Women's Suffrage

b)

Direct Election of Senators

c)

Federal Income Tax

d)

Prohibition

12.

He founded the AFL (American Federation of Labor).

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

Samuel Gompers

c)

JP Morgan

d)

John D. Rockefeller

13.

Who made their fortune refining oil; founded Standard Oil?

a)

Samuel Gompers

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

JP Morgan

14.

Choose the 3 that have to do with American imperialism prior to WWI

a)

Spanish American War

b)

Annexation of Hawaii

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Takeover of Korea

15.

Between the years 1880 and 1910 what changed about immigration to the United States?

a)

The largest senders of immigrants shifted to southern and eastern Europe.

b)

The largest senderes of immigrants were from Protestant nations.

c)

The largest senders of immigrants were from western Europe

d)

The total number of immigrants dropped.

16.

The Supreme Court case determined that ​segregation legal, leading to an increase in Jim Crow Laws


a)

Scott v. Sanford

b)

Plessy v Ferguson

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

17.

What was a side effect of the massacre of the American Bison seen in the image here?

a)

The Indians who relied on the bison were forced to leave

b)

The number of immigrants to the west decreased

c)

There was less room for farming in the frontier

d)

People began the Environmental Protection Agency

18.

allowed farmers to block cattle drives and Indian raiders from their newly established farms.​

a)

white picket fences

b)

railroads

c)

barbed wire

d)

bonus army

19.

Made his fortune with steel production

a)

Carnegie

b)

Gompers

c)

Rockefeller

d)

Morgan

20.
Immigrants who came into the Untied States through Angel Island found most of their work where?
a)
The building of the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
In factories
c)
On farms
d)
As cattle drivers
21.
Immigrants coming to live in New York would have most likely found work where?
a)
In a factory
b)
On a farm
c)
As a cattle driver
d)
On the railroad
22.

Which group of immigrants entered through Angel Island?

a)
European
b)
Asian
c)
African
d)
Indian
23.

Which group of immigrants came through Ellis Island?

a)
European
b)
Asian
c)
African
d)
Indian
24.

How did Hayes' election in 1876 help bring Reconstruction to an end?

a)

Hayes vetoed all Reconstruction legislation.

b)

Federal troops were removed from the south.

c)


The Freedmen's Bureau took on a larger role in Southern states.

d)

Ex-slaves secured full political and civil rights.

25.
At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 
a)
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
b)
Spain, Cuba, Guam
c)
Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
d)
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
26.
______________ is a name for false or exaggerated reporting.
a)
Red-top
b)
Government
c)
Newspaper lying
d)
Yellow Journalism
27.

What happened to the United States after the Spanish-American War?

a)

The United States joined forces with Cuba and controlled all of the island countries in the Caribbean.

b)

The United States began a war with Mexico.

c)

The United States became a world power.

d)

The United States began a war with Canada.

28.
What 2 oceans does the Panama Canal connect?
a)
Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
d)
Lake Michigan and Mississippi River
29.

Leading up to the Spanish-American War, the sudden explosion of the _____________ off of the coast of Cuba led Americans to believe that Spain was to blame

a)

USS Alabama

b)
The Titanic
c)
The Lusitania
d)
The USS Maine
30.
Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal?
a)
to reduce travel time
b)

to slow down trade

c)
to protect from invaders
d)
for fishing
31.
Made America the world's policeman
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
Domestic Policy
d)
Imperialism
32.
Threatening use of force in Latin America if need be
a)
Dollar Diplomacy
b)
Moral Diplomacy
c)
Big Stick Diplomacy
d)
Shuttle Diplomacy
33.

Which of the following was a goal of women's suffrage movements during the Progressive Era?

a)

To reduce women's participation in the workforce

b)

To promote traditional gender roles

c)

To achieve the right to vote for women

d)

To oppose all forms of social reform