PROGRESSIVES & REFORM
What did Progressives believe the government should do?
Help fix social problems.
*15.1 Roots of Progressivism Worksheet + 15.1 Slides*
Which muckraker photographed tenement life?
Jacob Riis.
*Muckraker Jigsaw Chart + Jacob Riis Reading*
Which president protected nature and national parks?
Theodore Roosevelt.
*Progressive Presidents Slides*
Which amendment started Prohibition?
18th Amendment.
*Prohibition WebQuest*
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment.
*She Resisted Activity*
Name one major problem caused by industrialization that Progressives tried to fix.
Unsafe working conditions, poverty, overcrowded cities, corruption.
*15.1 Roots of Progressivism Worksheet *
Which muckraker exposed meatpacking conditions?
Upton Sinclair.
*Muckraker Jigsaw Chart + Sinclair Reading*
Who created the Federal Reserve?
Woodrow Wilson
*Progressive Presidents Slides*
Which amendment ended Prohibition?
21st Amendment.
*Prohibition WebQuest*
Who protested at the White House during the suffrage movement?
Silent Sentinels.
*She Resisted Activity*
Who were the Progressives? (Describing words!)
Educated, middle class, urban reformers.
*15.1 Roots of Progressivism Worksheet *
Which muckraker investigated asylums?
Nellie Bly.
*Muckraker Jigsaw Chart + Bly Reading*
Which president created the Children’s Bureau?
William Howard Taft.
*Progressive Presidents Slides*
What was a speakeasy?
A secret illegal bar selling alcohol.
*Prohibition WebQuest*
Name three strategies suffragists used to gain support.
Parades, street speaking, propaganda, pageants, picketing.
*She Resisted Activity*
What was the main goal of the Progressive Movement?
Improve society through reform and government action.
*15.1 Roots of Progressivism Slides*
Which muckraker exposed fake medicines?
Samuel Hopkins Adams.
*Muckraker Jigsaw Chart + Adams Reading*
What was Wilson’s plan for increasing competition?
The "New Freedom" Plan.
*Progressive Presidents Slides*
Why did Prohibition fail?
Increased crime and widespread ignoring of the law.
*Prohibition WebQuest*
What was the purpose of street speaking?
Reach everyday people and build public support.
*She Resisted Activity*
Why did Progressives believe science and expertise were important?
They believed planning and scientific methods could solve social problems.
*15.1 Roots of Progressivism Worksheet *
Which muckraker exposed the truth about lynching?
Ida B. Wells.
*Muckraker Jigsaw Chart + Wells Reading*
Name one law Roosevelt supported to protect consumers.
Pure Food and Drug Act or Meat Inspection Act.
*Progressive Presidents Slides*
Who were bootleggers?
People who made and smuggled illegal alcohol.
*Prohibition WebQuest*
What major issue caused division inside the suffrage movement?
Racial tensions and separation of groups.
*She Resisted Activity*