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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 29mins
In Plessy v Ferguson (1896), the US Supreme Court established that "separate but equal" laws did not violate the US Constitution. This decision allowed stated to enact
zoning laws
Jim Crown laws
immigration quotas
the Chinese Exclusion Act
What was the purpose behind the formation of the American Federation of Labor, led by Samuel Gompers, in 1881?
to plan social gatherings for laborers
to improve labor relations with management
to create small unions specific to each trade
to fight for better working conditions in America's industries
What was the result of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle?
the book was banned from libraries
the federal government began oversight if the meat-packing industry
there was backlash against labor union organizers
there were further restrictions placed on civil liberties
Muckrakers like Ida Tarbell hoped to
oversee the Tennessee Valley Authority
stop ratification of the 18th Amendment
expose abuses in business and corruption in politics
improved methods of mass production
What role did Jane Addams play in the Progressive Era?
She provided nursing care to tenement dwellers in New York City
She helped lobby for the 17th Amendment
She focused on the needs of poor people living in Chicago
She formed the Women's Trade Union League (WTUL)
What was the difference between Angel Island and Ellis Island in terms of immigration?
Ellis Island turned away more immigrants
Angel Island received Asian immigrants and Ellis Island received European immigrants
Angel Island rejected more immigrants
People did not change their name when they came to Ellis Island
The construction of this federal project ended Manifest Destiny (WESTWARD EXPANSION) and connected east to the west coast.
Panama Canal
Golden Gate Bridge
Transcontinental Railroad
Transatlantic Telegraph
What was the significance of Teddy Roosevelt’s Conservation Movement?
Preserve millions of acres of wilderness land such as the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone Park
Decrease in taxes, increase in military spending, decrease in social programs
Developed federal laws restricting immigrants from communist and socialist countries, Western Europe
Creates the Environmental Protection Agency, conducts environmental research, and to assists state and local governments in the clean-up of polluted sites
What was the purpose of the American Federation of Labor?
Provided education, medical care, pension, and mortgage loans for military veterans
A political group that fought for the full social and economic equality for African Americans
Journalist who brought attention to the social and political problems of the early 1900’s
A labor union, designed to convince employers to give workers shorter workdays and better working conditions.
Her article about the Standard Oil Company led to demands for tighter controls on corporate monopolies.
Jane Addams
Eleanor Roosevelt
Elizabeth C. Stanton
Ida Tarbell
Identify 4 ways voting rights were improved during the Progressive Era
initiative
21st Amendment
17th Amendment
referendum
recall
Jane Addams established the Hull House in 1889. This and other settlement houses like it provided child are and medical services
for families living on homestead land
for the wives of wealthy robber barons
for children living in poor urban areas
for women waiting on government services
Individuals who attempted to expose corruption and inequality during the Progressive Era was known as
Muckrakers
Suffragists
Populists
Fundamentalists
The Seventeenth Amendment calls for the election of United Senators by
the people
state legislators
only other senators
registered progressives
What was the effect of the growth of monopolies?
They increased competition among similar businesses
They reduced the need for government intervention
They spread equal wealth among the entire population
They reduced the number of small businesses within an industry
