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Progressive Era test

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
18th
b)
13th
c)
19th
d)
5th
2.
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
3.
In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly by
a)
organizing demonstrations in large cities
b)
lobbying members of Congress
c)
contributing to presidential campaigns  election 
d)
exposing corruption in business and government and 
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.
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
6.
Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois agreed that African Americans should
a)
use education to gain opportunities
b)
support a “Back to Africa” movement
c)
take part in boycotts to end segregation
d)
adopt a gradual approach to gain the right to vote
7.
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.
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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
11.
During the late 1800s, political machines controlled the governments of many cities by
a)
denying voting rights to immigrants
b)
attracting dissatisfied voters from the two major political parties
c)
using corrupt practices and patronage
d)
favoring civil service reform
12.
During the late 1800s, the use of child labor in United States factories was most opposed by
a)
parents
b)
labor unions
c)
factory owners 
d)
nativists 
13.
During the Progressive Era, direct primary elections were adopted to
a)
raise additional campaign funds for candidates
b)
increase the power of voters in the political process
c)
strengthen the role of political machines
d)
expand the power of the federal government
14.
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
15.
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
16.
• 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
17.
"..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 
18.
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 
19.
What was an important goal of European mercantilism during the 1600s and 1700s?
a)
increasing the mother country’s wealth
b)
promoting colonial self-sufficiency
c)
encouraging colonial manufacturing of textiles
d)
improving trade between European nations
20.
Federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances are constitutional principles that directly
a)
empower more voters
b)
restrict individual liberties
c)
involve citizens in the governing process
d)
reduce the concentration of governmental Power
21.
The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) increased the power of the federal courts by
a)
increasing the number of judges
b)
enabling the president to overturn lower-court decisions
c)
establishing federal supremacy over state governments
d)
establishing the principle of judicial review
22.
Completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 encouraged the growth of the Midwest because it
a)
linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast
b)
helped force the removal of British forts in the Northwest Territory
c)
stimulated development of cotton production in the Ohio River valley
d)
increased trade with Asia
23.
The system of sharecropping developed in the South after the Civil War because
a)
most formerly enslaved persons had no farming skills
b)
owners of large tracts of land faced labor shortages
c)
much farmland was ruined by the war
24.
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
25.
I was responsible for creating the Federal Reserve in 1913.
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Wilson
26.

I was not a "natural" Washington politician but I excelled in my role as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and lost me re election bid to Woodrow Wilson

a)

Rossevelt

b)

Taft

c)

Wilson

27.

What was the Square Deal?

a)

TAFT's promise to favor laborers in different trade agreements and to attack corporations

b)

Roosevelt's promise to the American people to to be fair to all; it was comprised of controlling corporations, protecting consumers, and conservationism

c)

Wilson's program of American conservation that promised to conserve America's wilderness

d)

Roosevelt's agreement with foreign countries that he would prevent countries in the Eastern Hemisphere from getting involved in their affairs

28.

Which of the following best explains what happened in the election of 1912?

a)

It is rare for an American political party to retain control of the executive branch for three consecutive terms. The American people wanted change and voted in a new political party.

b)

William Jennings Bryan and Woodrow Wilson both ran for president as Democrats and split the Democratic vote, allowing for a third party candidate to be elected president for the first time in American history

c)

William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, a former Republican, split the "Republican" vote, allowing for the Democrat, Woodrow Wilson, to be elected president

d)

Eugene V. Debs was elected president as Wilson, Taft, and Roosevelt all split the Republican vote

29.

My foreign policy was Big Stick diplomacy

a)

Taft

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Wilson

30.

My foreign policy was the Dollar Diplomacy

a)

Taft

b)

Wilson

c)

Roosevelt

31.

I was POTUS during WW1 and my foreign policy was Moral diplomacy

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Taft

c)

Wilson

32.

I passed the Meat Inspection Act

a)

Taft

b)

Wilson

c)

Roosevelt

33.

I imposed a tariff that raised the cost of living in the USA

a)

Taft

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Wilson

34.

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

a)

Taft

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Wilson

35.

I established the federal Reserve in 1913

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Wilson

c)

Taft

36.

Who led the Progressive Movement?

a)

Farmers from the Midwest who needed more workers.

b)

The wealthy who wanted to help the poor.

c)

The middle class city dwellers who were educated.

d)

Poor immigrants who demanded help.

37.

A major goal of the Progressive movement 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.

38.

Jacob Riis is most important for

a)

finding a method to mass-produce steel.

b)

exposing the terrible conditions in the slums of New York.

c)

developing a new process to speed up production in factories.

d)

being the driving force behind the transcontinental railroad.

39.

The goals of muckraking journalists were to

a)

advertise the economic benefits of industrialization.

b)

describe and illustrate the problems within American society.

c)

encourage European immigration through advertising in European newspapers.

d)

attract rural residents to move into the urban centers.

40.

During the Progressive Era, new amendments were added to the U.S. Constitution. Which amendment number created a national income tax?

a)

14th

b)

15th

c)

16th

d)

17th

41.

During the Progressive Era, new amendments were added to the U.S. Constitution. Which amendment number allowed citizens to directly elect senators?

a)

14th

b)

15th

c)

16th

d)

17th

42.

Which muckraking journalist took this picture?

a)

Lewis Hine

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

43.

Which muckraking journalist took this picture?

a)

Lewis Hine

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

44.

In 1906, the United States Congress passed the Meat Inspection Act which allowed government officials to inspect meat sold in interstate trade. What type of reform was this law?

a)

Grassroots

b)

State

c)

National

d)

International

45.

The NAACP was created to

a)

promote the rights of African Americans.

b)

organize ethnic enclaves in large urban centers.

c)

direct immigrants to helpful services such as locating factory jobs.

d)

promote settlement of the American Midwest away from large urban centers.

46.

Amendment that gave blacks suffrage

(a)  

47.

Identify 4 ways voting rights were improved during the Progressive Era

a)

initiative

b)

21st Amendment

c)

17th Amendment

d)

referendum

e)

recall

48.

Which movement is Susan B. Anthony most closely associated with?

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

Women’s Suffrage

c)

Muckraker Movement

d)

Temperance Movement

49.

An important Progressive reformer who became President of the US. He helped pass through many progressive reforms.

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Woodrow Wilson

50.

Gives voters the power to remove elected officials.

a)

recall

b)

referendum

c)

initiative

d)

tar & feather

51.

Wilson supported the _____, allowing the government to supervise the banking system and indirectly _____ for the entire nation.

a)

Federal Trade Commission (FTC); regulate unfair trade practices

b)

Federal Reserve System; control interest rates

c)

Clayton Antitrust Act; regulate income levels

d)

Underwood Tariff; control monetary flow

52.

His electric light bulb allowed people to work after sunset.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Thomas Hobbes

53.

Progressivism failed to address two types of discrimination: ________________.

a)

economic and political

b)

age and ability

c)

racial and religious

d)

geographic and gender

54.

Why was Wilson opposed to Roosevelt's ideas of laws to protect women and children in the workforce?

a)

Wilson believed Roosevelt's plan gave the federal government too much power in the economy

b)

Wilson believed Roosevelt's plan did not give the federal government enough power to regulate industry

c)

Wilson believed Roosevelt was too emotional in his plans

d)

Wilson believed Roosevelt's plan was unnecessary because women and children were not working

55.

Author of the Jungle, a book that exposed the bad conditions in the meatpacking industry:

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Jacob Riis

56.

Founded the Hull House to assist new immigrants in Chicago:

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Jerry Lee Lewis

57.

A belief that only the smartest and strongest in society survive.

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Social Gospel

c)

muckraking

d)

Progressivism

58.

What was the significance of Teddy Roosevelt’s Conservation Movement?

a)

Preserve millions of acres of wilderness land such as the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone Park

b)

Decrease in taxes, increase in military spending, decrease in social programs

c)

Developed federal laws restricting immigrants from communist and socialist countries, Western Europe

d)

Creates the Environmental Protection Agency, conducts environmental research, and to assists state and local governments in the clean-up of polluted sites

59.

Southern Resistance to 13th amendment

a)

Sharecropping

b)

Jim Crow

c)

Poll Tax

60.

Wilson's program to destroy monopolies and limit government power was called _______

a)

New Freedom

b)

New Nationalism

c)

Power Destruction Initiative (PDI)

d)

A Return to Normal Nationalism

61.

Wilson signed the _____ in 1913 that reduced tariffs and provided for levying an _____ on earnings of individuals.

a)

Underwood Tariff Act; income tax

b)

Tariff Elimination Act; anti-trust law

c)

Wilson Tariff Act; uplifting raise

d)

Progressive Tariff Reform; unfair trade practice protection

62.

Amendment gave women the right to vote

(a)  

63.

He was perhaps the first President to side with a union during a strike:

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Taft

c)

Wilson

64.

An addition to the Monroe Doctrine that said the US would “police” Latin America & a warning to European nations to stay out of the Western Hemisphere:

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Nationalism

c)

Imperial Warning

65.

Muckrakers like Ida Tarbell hoped to

a)

oversee the Tennessee Valley Authority

b)

stop ratification of the 18th Amendment

c)

expose abuses in business and corruption in politics

d)

improved methods of mass production

66.

Amendment that gave blacks citizenship and equal rights

(a)  

67.

What was the purpose of the American Federation of Labor?

a)

Provided education, medical care, pension, and mortgage loans for military veterans

b)

A political group that fought for the full social and economic equality for African Americans

c)

Journalist who brought attention to the social and political problems of the early 1900’s

d)

A labor union, designed to convince employers to give workers shorter workdays and better working conditions.

68.

Allows people to put laws directly on the ballot by collecting signatures on petitions.

a)

initiative

b)

referendum

c)

recall

d)

Galveston plan

69.

Examples of Progressivism in the federal government include laws passed to _____ and _____.

a)

protect workers; regulate business

b)

encourage child labor; progress business interests

c)

regulate income; solve poverty

d)

end racial discrimination; encourage religious acceptance

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