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Worksheet time: 34mins
What does the power of referendum give voters the right to do?
select a candidate to run in the general election
to propose a law by getting signatures on a petition
remove elected officials from public office
to approve or reject a law (especially one that imposes taxes)
Why was The Jungle an important book?
It wasn't a book
It showed the poor condition of factories
It showed poor conditions of meat factories
It showed the poor condition of tenements
Why would people go on strike?
To demand better working conditions
To demand for more money
To demand to work less hours
All of these are correct
What did the 17th Amendment do?
Allowed the government to tax their income
Allowed people to vote
Allowed citizens the right to vote for their senators
Allowed citizens to vote for their governors
creator of settlement houses to assist immigrants moving to the United States
W.E.B. Dubios
Elizabeth Canton
Jane Addams
Ida B. Wells
gave women the right to suffrage
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
21st Amendment
fought for women's suffrage creating the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
Jane Addams
Ida B. Wells
W.E.B. Dubios
Susan B, Anthony
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Reforming means
Changing something for the better
Controlling something
Buying something
Approving Something
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
• High crime rate
• Poor sanitation
In the early 1900s, these problems were most directly a result of
Choose all the challenges/issues people faced during the progressive era.
Child Labor
Women's Rights
Prohibition
Slavery
Who was president during the progressive era?
William McKinley
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
The ____ Amendment stated that the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within the US is hereby prohibited.
19th
13th
15th
18th
The 19th Amendment was passed in ___ allowing women the right to vote.
1900
1998
1920
1880
What does this picture represent?
Child Labor
Women's Suffrage
Prohibition
What does this picture represent?
Child Labor
Prohibition
Women's Suffrage
What does this picture represent?
Child Labor
Prohibition
Women's Suffrage
Who was responsible for informing the public of the appalling working conditions of meat packing plants with the book "The Jungle?"
Theodore Roosevelt
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
Ida Tarbell
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
Another name to describe the time period between 1890-1920 where America was rapidly progressing in industrial production as well as in social and political reforms.
Progressive Era
Assembly line
Industrial Revolution
Monopoly
The complete control of an industry by one person or company.
Progressive Era
Assembly line
Industrial Revolution
Monopoly
A time of great and rapid changes, when people switched from making goods by hand to manufacturing goods with power-driven machines.
Progressive Era
Assembly line
Industrial Revolution
Monopoly
The rapid growth of cities flooded by immigrants and people moving from the rural communities.
urbanization
Settlement house
Muckraker
Tenement
An apartment house, often in cities, in which living conditions are deplorable.
urbanization
Settlement house
Muckraker
Tenement
A law passed in 1890 that prohibited businesses to become monopolies and therefore encourage competition.
Compromise of 1877
Child Labor Act
Trust
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
An organization of workers that tries to help its members receive higher wages and have better working conditions.
Labor Union
Nativism
Trust
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The direct election of U.S. Senators, women's suffrage, and greater government regulation of large industries were all issues of importance in the early 1900s to the
Democrats
Federalists
Know-Nothings
Progressives
In the early 1900s, what was a common belief held by most Progressives
Deficit spending was essential to raise capital needed for reforms.
A return to a weak central government would encourage business leaders to eliminate abuses
Legislation could help solve social and economic problems.
Federal ownership of industry was necessary to correct society’s problems
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Progressive movement in the early 1900s?
improve working conditions
support the role of big businesses
remove corruption in government
eliminate discrimination in minorities
Which phrase best describes the purpose of Hull House during the early twentieth century?
providing religious instruction to future clergy members
serving as meeting halls for nativist political organizations
influencing the political practices of newly arrived immigrants
offering social services to economically disadvantaged neighborhoods
Jacob Riis was most known for his late 19th century work in exposing the horrid living conditions
on the Great Plains.
on Indian reservations.
on southern plantations.
in urban tenement buildings.
Study the cartoon depiction of Boss Tweed, and then answer the question below.
With which statement would the artist most likely agree?
Political machines generated essential tax revenue.
Political machines used money to influence voters.
Boss Tweed was criticized for his political views.
Boss Tweed was renowned for his business skill
Use the political cartoon below to answer the question that follows.
What does this late nineteenth-century political cartoon by Thomas Nast satirize?
the corruption of progressive reformers
the corruption of urban political machines
the arrival of carpetbaggers to exploit the South
the disagreements between Republicans and Democrats
The recall allowed voters to
pass a bill
into law.
put a bill
before the legislature.
remove an
elected official. .
choose their
party's candidates.
What is a trust
money used for business purposes
a group of companies works together to control an industry and drive other companies out of business
a bank account
to control an industry of businesses
Who led the Progressive Movement?
Farmers from the Midwest who needed more workers.
The wealthy who wanted to help the poor.
The middle class city dwellers who were educated.
Poor immigrants who demanded help.
A major goal of the Progressive movement was to
stimulate the economy.
support government control of factory production.
encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe.
correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society.
