Worksheets3-5 quiz (Progressive movement 1)
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 19mins
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?
Know Nothing Party
Greenback
Populist
Bull Mosse
This act prohibited railroads from charging more for short hauls than for long hauls over the same route.
Interstate Highway Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Homestead Act
Sherman Anti Trust Act
writers who raked up the 'muck' or dirt of American life.
muckrakers
imperialists
progressives
idealists
one of the founders of the NAACP
MLK
W.E.B. Dubois
Booker T. Washington
Ida B. Wells
Considered a Progressive President who initiated the 'Square Deal'
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
William Jennings Bryan
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?
Civil Rights
isolationist
Social Gospel
temperance
In the cartoon above, President Theodore Roosevelt is depicted doing which of the following?
Standing guard to protect big business
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Leading a government take-over of large industries
Putting an end to industries that might harm the environment
People like W.E.B. du Bois participated in the movement against what?
Racism
Women's suffrage
Child Labor
Prohibition
What was Jacob Riis reveal to the public through his book, How The Other Half Lives?
living conditions of the tenement buildings in New York
working conditions of a textile mill
food production of a meatpacking plant
medical care of soldiers in WWI
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)
creator of settlement houses to assist immigrants moving to the United States
W.E.B. Dubios
Elizabeth Canton
Jane Addams
Ida B. Wells
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
introduce new legislation.
Initiative
removed from office.
Recall
Direct Election of Senators
17th Amendment
Change of Policy
Referendum
___________- created competitive exams and
Selected appointees based on merit.
STAAR Exam
Pendleton Civil Service Act
SAT / PSAT Exam
Govt Testing
abolished the use of the poll tax (or any other tax) as a pre-condition for voting
17th Amendment
24th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
(a) Amendment granted to all persons (b) "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “ (c) protection
