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WorksheetsStaar US History Progressive Era
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
gave women the right to suffrage
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
21st Amendment
Who outlined the Progressive reforms of the American public and gave his presidential campaign the name "Square Deal?"
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
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
A major purpose of the Progressive movement (1900-1917) was to....
stimulate the economy
support government control of factory production
encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe
correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society
Conservation is-
when a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit
using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change
protection of natural resources
the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people
What do reforms like initiatives, referendums, and recalls attempt to do?
give the people more power over the government
limit citizenship rights like voting
provide low interest loans to farmers
establish a system of checks and balances
16th Amendment
Women's Suffrage
Direct Election of Senators
Federal Income Tax
Prohibition
17th Amendment
Women's Suffrage
Direct Election of Senators
Federal Income Tax
Prohibition
Why was the 16th Amendment created?
So that the police can search people's vehicles.
American citizens who earn more money should pay taxes at higher rates.
Gives American Citizens the right to free speech
Famer's Political Party
A.I.M.
Populists
Chicanos
Famer's Unite
First ever Women's Rights Convention
Women First
Seneca Falls
Women United
Chicanos
Amendment that created a graduated income tax
(a)
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators?
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
Who was a prominent leader in the Progressive Era known for her work in the settlement house movement?
Susan B. Anthony
Jane Addams
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Carrie Chapman Catt
What was the primary goal of the Progressive movement in the early 20th century?
To expand U.S. territories overseas
To promote social welfare and reform
To strengthen the military
To reduce immigration
