Progressive Era Reforms
Upton Sinclair is most known for his scathing book titled "The Jungle", which was an expose of the terrible working conditions of which type of industry?
a. Coal Mining
b. Railroads
c. Meatpacking
c. Meat Packing
Extension - this led to the passage of what legislation?
Local political groups like Tammany Hall (think Boss Tweed) controlled jobs, votes, and city governments through corruption. They were the targets of many Progressive era Reforms
political machines
Which of the following groups was most likely to identify as a Populist?
a. urban Progressives
b. wealthy elites
c. farmers
c. Farmers
extension - what were they upset about?
An 1882 law called __________ banned one nationality from from entering the United States — the first major restriction based solely on nationality.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Which Progressive President protected millions of acres of land by establishing national parks, forests, and wildlife refuges.
a. Roosevelt
b. Taft
c. Wilson
Roosevelt
Ida Tarbell, Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair could be best identified by what name?
muckraker
This 1883 law ended the 'spoils system' and required civil service exams for federal jobs. This way, politicians could not give jobs to their friends or family - people had to be qualified! This was a progressive era reform to make government more efficient.
Pendleton Act
Organizations like The Grange helped farmers accomplish which of the following goals?
a. fight high railroad prices to ship goods
b. advocate for the gold standard over the silver standard
c. submit to corporations rules regarding prices
a. fight high railroad prices to ship goods
No Question
no quest
President Taft supported the creation of the ______ amendment, which created a graduated income tax
a. 19th Amendment
b. 18th Amendment
c. 16th Amendment
c. 16th Amendment
What is the 19th?
What is the 18th?
These two women’s suffrage organizations differed in tactics: one used state-level lobbying, while the other pushed for a national amendment and direct action.
Name the group or the person associated with each organization
State Level Lobbying: NAWSA // Carrie Chapman Catt
National Amendment: NWP // Alice Paul
The ________ allowed for politicians who are corrupt, or not living up to voters expectations to be pulled from office
a. direct primary
b. referendum
c. recall
c. Recall
Extension - what do the other two mean?
In his speech "The Cross of Gold", Presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan said the following
"I tell you that the great cities rest upon these broad and fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic. But destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in this country."
What does he mean?
Cities in America rely on farms and farmers significantly! Without farms, there are no cities (goods, supplies, food, etc)
Passed in 1890, The Sherman Antitrust Act was based on the constitutional power of Congress to regulate ______________ commerce. This was used to justify dismantling Trusts
Interstate
would also accept:
- CROSS STATE
- MULTI STATE
Which Progressive President the Child Labor Act of 1916? This law attempted to regulate child labor before being struck down by the Supreme Court.
a. Roosevelt
b. Taft
c. Wilson
c. Wilson