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The Progressive Era

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was a negative effect of mechanized farming during the late 1800s?

a)

More difficult farming techniques

b)

Enabled farmers to produce products more efficiently

c)

Overproduction, which led to falling farming prices

d)

Underproduction, which led to inflation

2.

Read the statement below:

 “Since transportation is a public necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads in the public interest.”

 Which third party held beliefs most similar to those expressed by the quote?

a)

Know Nothing Party

b)

Greenback

c)

Populist

d)

Bull Mosse

3.

This act prohibited railroads from charging more for short hauls than for long hauls over the same route.

a)

Interstate Highway Act

b)

Interstate Commerce Act

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Sherman Anti Trust Act

4.

writers who raked up the 'muck' or dirt of American life.

a)

muckrakers

b)

imperialists

c)

progressives

d)

idealists

5.

one of the founders of the NAACP

a)

MLK

b)

W.E.B. Dubois

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Ida B. Wells

6.

Considered a Progressive President who initiated the 'Square Deal'

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry Truman

d)

William Jennings Bryan

7.

gave women the right to suffrage

a)

17th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

8.

fought for women's suffrage along side Elizabeth Cady Santon, creating the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

W.E.B. Dubios

d)

Susan B, Anthony

9.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

10.

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

11.

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

12.
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