WorksheetsProgressive Era Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 34mins
Between 1848 and 1920, suffragists protested for women to have the right to vote.
Which amendment guaranteed women this right in the United States?
16th
17th
18th
19th
The Jungle exposed unsanitary and unsafe practices in the meatpacking industry.
Which muckraker is responsible for exposing the conditions?
Jacob Riis
Lewis Hines
Ida Tarbell
Upton Sinclair
Founder of the NAACP
Pushed for the "Talented Tenth"
Attended Harvard University
Ida B Wells
Booker T Washington
W E B DuBois
Martin Luther King Jr.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact the US?
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
Prohibition banned the making, selling, buying, or drinking of alcohol. Which amendment made this possible?
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
21st Amendment
Reporters, journalists, photographers, and authors who used the media to raise concerns about the negative effects of industrialization were known as
muckrakers
suffragists
immigrants
abolitionists
____________?____________
A period of time when social, economic and political problems caused by rapid industrialization were exposed and in some cases reformed.
What is the most likely title for this?
Industrialization
Progressive Era
Reconstruction
Prohibition
The purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was to
break up monopolies
give equal rights to women
help people living in poverty
end racism
The idea that the government will tax at different rates based on how much money you make.
Tax Invasion
Salary Tax
Sales Tax
Graduated Income Tax
The campaign to stop abuse in the homes by urging people and the government to stop alcoholism was called
Women Suffrage
Temperance Movement
Alcoholics Anonymous
Fair Weather Fan
Which idea of Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal led to the creation of National Parks?
Meat Inspection Act
Preservation
Conservation
Intimidation
The Gospel of Wealth encouraged the rich to donate millions to philanthropy and charity.
Which man most likely believed in the Gospel of Wealth?
Andrew Carnegie
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Edison
Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?
because of the negative impact of industrialization
because of the negative impact of the civil war
because industrial tycoons were appalled by the conditions of factories
because the American people were disillusioned by WWI
People who were trying to get the 19th Amendment passed were supporting what?
Right to vote for 18 year olds
Right to vote for African Americans
Right to vote for women
Right to vote for those in prison
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)
What do we call it when people walk out of their job and refuse to work?
Boycott
Strike
Strikebreakers
Walk out
Why would people go on strike?
To demand better working conditions
To demand for more money
To demand to work less hours
All of these are correct
What is a monopoly?
When the government owns everything.
When the people of the United States own everything.
When one person or one company owns an entire industry.
When a multitude of business owners own an entire industry.
Why was The Jungle an important book?
It wasn't a book
It showed the poor condition of factories
It showed poor conditions of meat factories
It showed the poor condition of tenements
Which law broke up big business trusts into small companies?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Roosevelt Antitrust Act
Trust Act
Act of breaking up trusts
What did the 16th Amendment do?
Allowed the government to tax people's income
Allowed the government to relocate immigrants
Allowed the government the right to vote
Allowed people the right to vote
What did the 17th Amendment do?
Allowed the government to tax their income
Allowed people to vote
Allowed citizens the right to vote for their senators
Allowed citizens to vote for their governors
Which result completes this diagram?
Ratification of a suffrage amendment
Building of the transcontinental railroad
Passing of prohibition legislation
Expansion of labor unions
During Reconstruction the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were ratified. Which issues did these amendments address?
Rights for women
Readmission of states to the Union
Rights for former slaves
Presidential impeachment proceedings
What was the purpose of the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906?
To protect consumers by regulating the food and drug industry
To lower the cost of essential foods and drugs for consumers
To prevent shortages by regulating the supply of food and drugs
To reduce production costs for food and drug manufacturers
Who was the Progressive Party candidate,
who said he felt as strong as a "Bull Moose"
Theodore
Roosevelt
William
Taft
Woodrow
Wilson
Eugene
Debs
Which political party nominated Woodrow Wilson
as its candidate for the 1912 election?
Democratic
Party
Progressive
Party
Republican
Party
Socialist
Party
What was the impact of the split in the Republican vote in the 1912 election?
(HINT: Which political party benefitted the most from the Republicans "splitting" their votes between TR and Taft)
It favored the Republican Party
It favored the Progressive Party
It favored the Democratic Party
It had no impact on the election outcome
