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Progressive Movement Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The recall allowed voters to

a)

pass a bill

into law.

b)

put a bill

before the legislature.

c)

remove an

elected official. .

d)

choose their

party's candidates.

2.

• 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

3.

Who founded Hull House in Chicago?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Florence Kelley

c)

Eugene Debs

d)

Mother Jones

4.

Who was known for being a "trust-buster"?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Ida B Wells

d)

"Big Bill" Haywood

5.

Who wrote "How the Other Half Lives" a book about living conditions for immigrants in New York?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Lincoln Steffens

d)

Florence Kelley

6.

Was a Socialist labor union leader that called for increased government regulation of business and workers' rights. He would oppose the draft.

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Eugene Debs

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Emma Goldman

7.

An early leader of the women's suffrage (right to vote) movement, co-founded the National Women's Suffrage Association

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Francis Willard

c)

Betty Friedan

d)

Oprah Winfrey

8.

Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives is a study of

a)

Jim Crow segregation and its effect on African Americans

b)

the plight of Great Plains farmers in the 1890’s

c)

immigrant urban poverty and despair in 1890’s

d)

the rise of industrial capitalists in the late nineteenth century.

9.

The principal message of the cartoon is that the Standard Oil Company

a)

used its size to lower the prices of its products

b)

protected the nation from foreign competition

c)

used its economic power to influence government decisions

d)

employed violence to gain an unfair advantage for its workers

10.

Which third party held beliefs most similar to those expressed by Speaker D?

a)

Know-Nothing

b)

Greenback

c)

Populist

d)

Bull Moose

11.

Which government action is most closely associated with the efforts of muckrakers?

a)

ratification of the woman’s suffrage amendment

b)

approval of the graduated income tax

c)

creation of the National Forest Service

d)

passage of the Meat Inspection Act

12.

In the early 1900s, Progressive Era reformers sought to increase citizen participation in government by supporting the

a)

expansion of the spoils system

b)

direct election of senators

c)

creation of the electoral college

d)

formation of the Federal Reserve system

13.

Jacob Riis, Ida Tarbell, and Margaret Sanger are best known for their efforts to

a)

create awareness about social problems

b)

gain support for the women’s movement

c)

expand the rights of Native American Indians

d)

win equal treatment for African Americans

14.

Which amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified during the Progressive Era, granted women the right to vote?

a)

15th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

21st Amendment

d)

24th Amendment

15.

Who was a prominent leader in the Progressive Movement known for advocating for child labor laws and improving working conditions?

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Florence Kelley

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Andrew Carnegie