Progressive Amendments
This amendment allowed Congress to impose an income tax.
What is the 16th Amendment.
This woman founded Hull House to help immigrants and the poor.
Who is Jane Addams.
This act was passed to regulate the food and drug industries and ensure safety for consumers.
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act.
These laws enforced racial segregation in the South.
What are the Jim Crow Laws.
This U.S. president championed conservation efforts and helped establish national parks.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt.
This amendment established the direct election of U.S. Senato
What is the 17th Amendment.
This civil rights activist and journalist documented lynchings in America.
Who is Ida B. Wells.
This political reform allows citizens to vote directly on proposed laws.
What is referendum.
This white supremacist group resurged during the Progressive Era and targeted Black Americans, immigrants, and Catholics.
Who is the Ku Klux Klan.
This act created the National Park Service in 1916 to protect federal lands.
What is the Organic Act.
This amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
What is the 18th Amendment.
This African American leader co-founded the NAACP and advocated for immediate civil rights
Who is W.E.B. DuBois.
This process allows voters to remove elected officials from office before their term ends.
What is recall.
This controversial 1915 film glorified the KKK and promoted racist stereotypes.
What is the Birth of a Nation.
This naturalist and conservationist co-founded the Sierra Club and influenced national park policies.
Who is John Muir.
This amendment granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment.
This organization was founded in 1909 to fight for racial equality.
What is the NAACP.
This political party emerged to represent farmers and laborers, advocating for economic reform.
What is the Populist Party.
The violent killing of Black Americans, often by mobs, that was widespread in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
What are lynchings.
This law was the first federal legislation to regulate monopolies.
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
These three amendments were all passed during the Progressive Era and targeted political corruption, social reform, and prohibition.
What are the 16th, 17th, and 18th Amendments.
These investigative journalists exposed corruption and social injustices during the Progressive Era.
Who are the muckrakers.
This third party, founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912, promoted progressive policies.
What is the Bull Moose Party.
This African American leader advocated for vocational education and gradual civil rights progress, in contrast to W.E.B. DuBois.
Who is Booker T. Washington.
This law aimed to regulate railroad rates and prevent unfair business practices in interstate commerce.
What is the Interstate Commerce Act.