Progressive Reformers
Progressive reformers of the late 1800s and early 1900s worked to do what?
Improve problems in society/conditions for specific groups
Correct issues caused by industrialization
Expose wrongdoing by those in power
Other SPECIFIC correct answers (ex. "make progress/change" is too vague)
The goal of the Women's Suffrage Movement was to gain what?
The right to vote for women.
What issue did Upton Sinclair's The Jungle expose to the public?
Unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry
Identify TWO different groups that fought for women's suffrage.
National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA)
American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA)
National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
National Woman's Party (NWP)
National Association for Colored Women (NACW)
Identify ONE of the laws that were passed in response to Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle.
The Meat Inspection Act
OR
The Pure Food and Drug Act
Identify ONE difference between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois.
Washington accepted segregation/DuBois fought it
Washington promoted vocational education/DuBois promoted the "Talented Tenth" and classical education
Other correct answers
The passing of the 19th Amendment was a success of which Progressive Era reform movement?
The Women's Suffrage Movement
This investigative journalist published photographs of crowded and unsanitary conditions in NYC tenement apartments.
Jacob Riis
Identify TWO women that were leaders in the Women's Suffrage Movement.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, Carrie Chapman Catt, Mary Church Terrell, Alice Paul, Lucy Burns
Bonus Points: Ida B. Wells, Sojourner Truth
As a result of Ida Tarbell's book, this law was used to force the Standard Oil Company to dissolve its monopoly.
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Earned the title "Trust Buster" by taking legal action against monopolies like the Standard Oil Company.
Passed the Pure Food and Drug act and the Meat Inspection Act to protect consumers.
Established national parks and forests to protect nature for the future.
Which amendment allows for senators to be elected by the people rather than state governments?
17th Amendment
Ida B. Wells worked to bring attention to what issue?
Racial violence (specifically lynching) towards African Americans
Written at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, this document is modeled after the Declaration of Independence.
The Declaration of Sentiments
Although it took 120 years, President Biden signed a law that made hate crimes such as lynching a federal offense. Who was this law named after? (First AND Last Name)
Emmett Till
Double your points if you can explain who this person is and why they would name the law after him! (no points if you call out!)
Identify TWO priorities of President Theodore Roosevelt's "Square Deal".
Hint: The 3 C's of the Square Deal
Conservation of Natural Resources
Consumer Protection
Corporate Regulation
Descriptions of any 2 are also accepted.
Although he stole millions of dollars from NYC, this political party boss was popular among many city residents because he provided jobs and services to immigrants and the poor.
William "Boss" Tweed
Ida Tarbell exposed the unfair business practices of John D. Rockefeller's company in this book.
History of the Standard Oil Company
What was ONE argument used to fight IN FAVOR of giving women the right to vote?
Laws affect women and they have no say in them
Other correct answers
Identify ONE impact of Jacob Riis' book How the Other Half Lives
(can be a short term or long term impact)
Tenement House Law of 1901
Required maintenance of fire escapes, improved ventilation in buildings, fire codes/inspections, sanitation regulations, other improvements.
Why did Booker T. Washington believe that vocational education would help African Americans gain equality?
Learning a skill or trade would help bring them economic success and prove their worth to society.
Tammany Hall is an example of this type of organization that used corrupt practices and patronage to control the activities of a political party in cities
Political Machine
Identify ONE individual who worked to expose the corrupt actions of political bosses and political machines.
Lincoln Steffens OR Thomas Nast
What was one argument used to fight AGAINST giving women the right to vote?
Women aren't smart enough to make good political decisions without the help of a man.
Women's place is in the home and they are too busy to worry about voting.
Women's husbands will vote in their interests.
The right to vote is a burden.
Other correct responses
Identify ONE progressive era reform that gave voters more political power.
Initiative (voters propose new laws)
Referendum (voters vote on new laws)
Recall (removing government official from office)
17th Amendment (direct election of senators)
Primary Election (voters choose party nominee)