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WorksheetsChapter 5 Practice Quizizz
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 53mins
People that expose problems in society are called:
Trouble Makers
Snitches
Muckrakers
Slums
Who exposed the problems with the meat-packing industry in the book, The Jungle?
Jacob Riis
Susan B. Anthony
W.E.B. Dubois
Upton Sinclair
What did Jacob Riis use to capture the poor living conditions of immigrants in New York City Tenement Homes?
Interviews
Photography
Speeches
Court reports
What was the name of the monopoly owned by John D. Rockefeller?
Carnegie Steel Company
Standard Oil Company
Ford Motor Company
General Electric
What were the crowded and unclean apartment buildings called where many immigrants lived?
Condos
Lofts
Tenements
Mansions
What was one of the outcomes of the muckrakers' work?
Decline in urban population
Decrease in factory jobs
Increase in agricultural production
Changes in government policies
What was the primary goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
To promote labor unions
To regulate interstate commerce
To break up monopolies
To reduce tariffs
Who was president during the progressive era?
William McKinley
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
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
This person wrote the book, “History of the Standard Oil Company,” in 1902. The book showed how Rockefeller’s influence was based on ruthless business practices.
What was the Gilded Age?
Also known as the Industrialization Era; it was called this due to corruption and problems in America.
A 1906 law that requires food and drug makers to list ingredients on packages.
A 1917 constitutional amendment that made it illegal to sell alcoholic drinks.
Theodore Roosevelt’s campaign promise that all groups would have an equal opportunity.
Which legislation(s) was influenced by Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle'?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
Federal Reserve Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
Meat Inspection Act
____________ are changes for the better.
Improvements
Upgrades
Reforms
What was the main target of Political reformers in the early twentieth century?
Political Corruption
Immigrants
Corrupt politicians
Private charities
This was an action taken by President Theodore Roosevelt to dissolve the trust companies that dominated industries.
Anti-Monopoly
(Trust Manipulator)
Monopoly Support
Pro Trust
Anti-Trust
Trust Busting
Pro Trust
Trust Trust
What is the primary purpose of the 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution?
To abolish slavery
To grant women the right to vote
To require a federal income tax
To establish Prohibition
How did Roosevelt's conservation efforts impact the National Park System?
He decreased the total area of national parks
He removed protections from several national parks
He significantly expanded the National Park System
He made national parks accessible only to wealthy individuals
He was devoted to changing American society and its environment for the better.
During the industrial Revolution in the U.S., laissez-faire economic policies led to what?
Markets and Industries that were dominated by monopolies
The creation of strong regulations that ensured businesses did not harm the general public
Significant improvements in working conditions gained through collective bargaining by labor unions
The government placing heavy taxes on the large monopolies and truasts
The industrial workforce was made up of mostly
men
women
children
all of the above
This was a time period of widespread social, economic, and political reform across the United States that focused on defeating corruption, monopolies, and inefficiency in society.
Progressive Era
Reconstruction Era
Roaring 20's
Reformist Era
What were some of the challenges faced by industrial workers?
Job security and high wages
Safe working conditions and reasonable hours
Low wages, long hours, and dangerous working conditions
Access to modern technology
Why would factory owners want to hire children?
Can easily get to places that adults cant when fixing a machine
Kids worked harder than adults harder
Kids will have more energy
They could pay the children less and save money.
What was the most important impact of the Interstate Commerce Act?
It was the first law that the Federal Government put in place to regulate the economy.
To eliminate all regulations on railroad rates and allow for price gouging.
To increase railroad rates and maximize profits for transportation companies.
To create a monopoly in the railroad industry and eliminate competition.
What was a significant impact of the Progressive Era on American society?
Increased government regulation
Decreased immigration rates
Expansion of rural areas
Decline in technological advancements
The name of Theodore Roosevelt's presidential plan that focused on the three C's in the Progressive era.
The Fair Deal
Trust-Busting
The Bare Minimum
The Square Deal
Choose the Three C words that Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal focused on Reforming:
Corruption
Corporations
Consumers
Connecting
Conservation
"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof..."
The text is an excerpt from which amendment?
16th
17th
18th
19th
What political change came about through the 17th Amendment?
Women had the right to vote
Senators could be directly elected by the people
Direct primaries had to be allowed in every state
Initiatives and referendum became a right in each state.
Which two inventions changed the lives of millions of Americans during the Gilded Age- especially for the workplace?
Copper Wire
Internet
Telephone
Telegraph
Electricity
Thomas Nast published political cartoons in newspapers to expose William "Boss" Tweed. What needed to be exposed about him?
Boss Tweed stole food from Tammany Hall
Boss Tweed would oversee each election and count votes to make sure the Democrats won
Boss Tweed misappropriated taxpayer money to use for his own personal gain.
Boss Tweed helped immigrants by stealing money to give to them.
Boss Tweed was no corrupt, he did nothing wrong
What was the main purpose of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906?
To regulate railroad rates
To grant voting rights to women
To ensure the safety and labeling of food and medicines
To break up labor unions
What were some motivations for American settlers to move West of the Mississippi River during the Westward Expansion Era?
Select all that apply.
New Inventions
Ranching and the Cowboy Lifestyle
Manifest Destiny
The Gold Rush and other mining opportunities
The Homestead Act
What were some effects of Westward Expansion on the lives of Native Americans?
Select all that apply.
Forced Assimilation to the American Culture
The Extermination of the Buffalo
They were left alone and allowed to continue their ways of life
Forced Relocation to Reservation Land
Violence and Conflicts like the Indian Wars
In what ways did African Americans respond to mistreatment and discrimination during the Jim Crow Era?
Select all that apply.
By protesting and giving speeches to the public
They came together and formed groups that advocated full equality under the law
They allowed the mistreatment to happen and did nothing about it.
They persevered and created their own businesses and institutions like HBCUs.
Civil Rights leaders began to speak out and gain support from the public
What did the Louisiana constitutions of 1878, 1898, and 1913 all have in common?
They all did not change a thing about Louisiana.
They changed the way that Louisiana governed its state by putting in 347 new laws.
They made great changes for Louisiana especially in regard to equality.
They all kept in place the clauses/laws to disenfranchise African Americans.
As a result of the First Morrill Land Grant Act, what did African Americans establish in order to get access to higher education without being discriminated for it?
Schools that only admitted African Americans
Schools only in Louisiana
White Schools Only
HBCUs and Technical Colleges
The supreme court case Plessy v. Ferguson marked the legalization and the beginning of which era?
The Industrialization Era
The Gilded Age
The Jim Crow Era
The Progressive Era
How did Robber Barons of the Gilded Age achieve full control over their industries and markets?
Select all that apply.
They kept their prices competitive with other businesses.
They exploited their workers.
They promoted fair Capitalism.
They practiced unfair, ruthless business practices.
They monopolized their competition.
Multiple pull factors were encouraging immigrants to come to America during the Industrialization era, what were the main pull factors for this time that contributed to immigration?
Select all that apply.
Job Opportunities
Religious Persecution
The American Dream
The Right to Vote in a Democracy
Religious Freedom
What did Upton Sinclair achieve after his investigation into the Meat Packing Industry?
He established a new way to prepare cereal in the morning.
He achieved the Antiquities Act
Upton Sinclair achieved the 17th Amendment
He got standards established for how all meat, food, and medicines were now to be prepared, produced, and packaged
What did the Hepburn Act do?
Allowed farmers to ride the trains along with their goods to ship them.
Changed the way that trains were designed.
Gave the federal government FULL authority over the railroad industry.
Helped the wealthy Americans ship their goods for more expensive prices.
How were the Captains of Industry commonly depicted by Political Cartoonists during the Gilded Age?
As hungry, greedy lions and tigers
As big figures who controlled not only the economy, but the government too.
As people who did not want anything to do with America
As aliens and as an Octopus
As people who were not being let into America during the Gilded Age
What did the leaders of the Progressive Era want to achieve?
They wanted to achieve child labor reform only.
They wanted several amendments to be passed addressing workers' rights.
Mostly, the leaders wanted conditions improved for society, the economy, and for politics.
They wanted to establish multiple restaurants across the country.
When President Teddy Roosevelt passed the Antiquities Act, his goal was for himself and ALL future presidents to now have the power to:
Establish Yellowstone National Park
Establish Mount Rushmore
Establish National Historical Sites and Monuments.
Establish National Parks across the country.
The Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1913 focused on resolving which TWO issues in Louisiana?
Choose two correct answers.
State debt
The Drainage system of New Orleans
Women's suffrage laws
Creating equality
How did President Theodore Roosevelt start his process of taking down monopolies and trusts?
He established total government control.
He forced all businesses to only work for the government.
He investigated the companies and then filed several lawsuits.
He beat up all the company owners so they would listen to him.
Why did farmers form groups like the "Grange Movement" and eventually join the Populist Party?
They were trying to make a difference by exposing political corruption.
They were joining those groups just to be a part of something bigger than themselves.
They were completely content with the way the railroad companies were treating them.
They were facing many challenges like- high shipping rates for railroads and a lot of debt.
What were some of the achievements of the Populist Party?
Select all that apply.
The Interstate Commerce Act
The Antiquities Act
The 16th Amendments
The 20-25th Amendments
The 17th Amendment
