WorksheetsProgressive Movement
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 15mins
What were the living conditions like in tenement buildings?
Luxurious and well-lit
Spacious and well-ventilated
Overcrowded and poorly ventilated
Clean and well-maintained
What was one common practice of political machines and corrupt politicians?
Accepting bribes or payments to overlook poor working conditions or housing code violations
Charging enormous amounts for government jobs and receiving kickbacks
Collecting illegal funds through illegal payments and corruption
All of the above
A major goal of the Progressive movement 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.
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 did the Plessy v Ferguson case in 1896 do?
Codified and formalized racial integration
Upheld the 13th and 14th Amendments
Legalized and legitimated racial segregation
Abolished slavery and gave equal protection to all races
How were children treated as factory workers?
They were given special privileges
They were not allowed to work
They were treated equally as adults
They were shown mercy and given shorter working hours
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.
HBCU stands for Historically (a) Colleges & Universities.
What was the result of the 1898 Wilmington insurrection for the black community?
They gained political power
They were forced out of the city
They were granted equal rights
They were given reparations
Eugenics
What did Ida B. Wells-Barnett call for during her protest at the White House?
Reforms to end lynching
Women's suffrage
Equal employment opportunities
Racial desegregation
What was the main goal of the Tuskegee Institute under Booker T. Washington's leadership?
To organize the Niagara Movement
To educate freedmen on trades for societal acceptance
To fight for black civil rights
To promote racial segregation
What did Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois have in common?
They both were born into slavery
They both attended Fisk University
They both supported the Atlanta Compromise
They both wanted to improve the lives of African-Americans
Why was the NAACP created ?
The government wanted to enforce labor laws
to create full equality among the races
to support hate groups such as the KKK
to help poor white men find jobs
What was one of the goals of the Byrd political machine in Virginia?
Raise the minimum wage
Expand labor unions
Maintain racial segregation
Create safer working conditions
