WorksheetsThe Progressive Era
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
provided for the direct election of U.S. senators
a)
15th Amendment
b)
16th Amendment
c)
17th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
2.
made it legal for the federal government to tax the income of individuals directly
a)
15th Amendment
b)
16th Amendment
c)
17th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
3.
guaranteed women the right to vote
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
4.
established five new national parks and 51 wildlife reservations
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Richard A. Ballinger
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Children's Bureau
5.
banned the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol
a)
21st amendment
b)
temperance
c)
intolerance
d)
prohibition
6.
tried to open nearly a million acres of public land to private development
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Richard A. Ballinger
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Woodrow Wilson
7.
as governor of New Jersey, he introduced many progressive reforms
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
George W. Bush
d)
Woodrow Wilson
8.
wrote articles criticizing Standard Oil
a)
Richard A. Ballinger
b)
Ida Tarbell
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Woodrow Wilson
9.
passed in response to The Jungle
a)
Children's Bureau
b)
Meat Inspection Act
c)
Zoo
d)
Prohibition
10.
investigated and publicized problems with child labor
a)
Children's Bureau
b)
Ida Tarbell
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Prohibition
11.
In the Northern Securities v. United States case, the Supreme Court ruled that Northern Securities
a)
violated the Clayton Antitrust Act.
b)
violated the Sherman Antitrust Act.
c)
would be supervised by the Department of Labor and Commerce.
d)
would be supervised by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
12.
By 1920 the Interstate Commerce Commission had moved away from its original purpose and had started
a)
imposing fees on goods transported by rail across state lines.
b)
setting rates to help ensure railroads’ profits.
c)
suing railroads for competing unfairly.
d)
taking an active role in operating railroads.
13.
The Underwood-Simmons Act included a provision for
a)
banning tying agreements.
b)
levying an income tax.
c)
negotiating tariffs with other nations.
d)
starting a new national bank.
14.
Through scientific management, a company could become efficient by
a)
breaking tasks down into small parts and using standardized tools.
b)
keeping staff to a minimum and breaking tasks down into small parts.
c)
keeping staff to a minimum and treating the employees well.
d)
using standardized tools and treating employees well.
15.
The tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company led to
a)
building codes requiring fire escapes.
b)
child labor laws.
c)
laws against harmful fumes.
d)
standards for safe use of machines.
16.
The laissez-faire argument for the best way to preserve public land was to
a)
keep it under government control and not allow companies to use it.
b)
keep it under gov control but allow its use for land development projects
c)
sell it to lumber companies, who would conserve it as a source of profits
d)
sell it toprivate individuals who would conserve it bc it belonged to them.
17.
What were crusading journalists who investigated social conditions and political corruption called?
a)
efficiency progressives
b)
muckrakers
c)
reformers
d)
suffragists
18.
The Constitution originally specified that, in each state, U.S. senators would be elected by
a)
leaders of the majority party.
b)
the legislature of each state.
c)
the majority party in each state.
d)
the voters of each state.
19.
In early 1902, Roosevelt ordered his attorney general to file a lawsuit under the Sherman Antitrust Act against
a)
Northern Securities.
b)
the Burlington Railroad.
c)
the New York Stock Exchange.
d)
the Union Pacific Railroad.
20.
A meeting in 1905 that included W.E.B. Du Bois and other African American leaders to demand full political rights and responsibilities for African Americans resulted in the
a)
Colored Farmers’ National Alliance.
b)
Federal Trade Commission.
c)
Niagara Movement.
d)
Progressive Party.
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