Mystery Box
Direct Democracy
Civil Rights
Amendments & Acts
Muckrakers
100
The Populist Party and other third parties ___________ the popular vote
Split
100
This action by citizens allows them to propose laws at the state and local level
Initiative
100
This Muckraker focused her work on helping pass anti-lynching legislation after the People's Grocery attack and became an advocate for equality
Ida B. Wells
100
What amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote, thanks to the Women's Suffrage Movement?
19th Amendment
100
This Muckraker wrote the book, The Jungle- which exposed the conditions of the meat packing industry
Upton Sinclair
200
What was the reasoning behind the Temperance Movement fighting for the Prohibition Amendment?
to reduce alcohol consumption
200
This action by citizens allows them to vote to add or change existing laws.
Referendum
200
W.E.B DuBois demanded full equality NOW for African Americans. To help his fight, what organization was created?
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
200
Upton Sinclair exposed the conditions of the meat packing industry, which led to the passing of what two acts?
Pure Food and Drug Act
Meat Inspection Act
200
This Muckraker wrote the book - How the Other Half Lives - and exposed the living conditions of tenement houses
Jacob Riis
300
What was the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act?
to regulate the Railroad Industry.
*set fair pricing - prohibit special rates*
300
This action by citizens could remove an elected official before their term expires by a vote
Recall
300
These laws were put in place to further hinder African Americans from voting and were the legal basis for discrimination
Jim Crow Laws
300
This Amendment to the Constitution ended slavery in the United States
The 13th Amendment
300
This Muckraker founded the NAACP, and bring civil rights to African Americans
W.E.B DuBois
400
President Theodore Roosevelt used his passion for hunting and conservation of land to create this government service
The National Park Service
*to preserve naturally beautiful land and scenery so that future generations can enjoy them
400
The Pendleton Act pf 1883 was put in place to ensure government jobs were based on:
Merit
Your abilities and not because you knew someone
400
The 1896 Supreme Court decision, Plessy v. Ferguson established led to what?
*What clause was put in place?
Segregation - created the 'separate but equal' clause
400
This Amendment to the Constitution states the rights of citizens to vote cannot be denied on account of race or color
The 15th Amendment
400
This Muckraker fought for the 19th Amendment and other women's rights
Susan B. Anthony
500
What are some defining characteristics of the Progressive Era?
**at LEAST 2**
Political Reform - Social activism - muckraking - Social Gospel Movement - Temperance Movement
Progress FORWARD, change for the better of society
500
The Clayton Anti-Trust Act further protected Americans from the abusive/corrupt practices of:
Corporations
500
Booker T. Washington thought civil rights could be achieved after African Americans gained economic equality through vocational job training. What did he start to make this a possibility?
The Tuskegee Institute
500
This Amendment to the Constitution states 'no states can restrict the rights of citizens' and granted citizenship to former slaves
The 14th Amendment
500
This Muckraker focused her efforts to helping immigrants, women, and the urban poor with her settlement house in Chicago.
Jane Addams