Progressive Era Test Review

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What type of president was President Theodore Roosevelt?

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A progressive President

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What social movement were women often protesting for?

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The Women’s Suffrage Movement

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What was the purpose of the progressive political reforms?

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To expand democracy by giving people more voice in government

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What set of laws is supported by Plessy v. Ferguson?
Options: Jim Crow Laws, Black Codes, Slave Codes, Prohibition

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Jim Crow Laws

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What is NOT an example of the successes of the Progressive Movement in South Carolina?

• The first tuberculosis treatment center was opened
• Compulsory school attendance laws were passed
• Prohibition laws were passed
• Women's Suffrage was passed

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Women's Suffrage was passed

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What was the purpose of the Eight Box Law and poll taxes?

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To disenfranchise African Americans

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What actions did South Carolinians support that went against the progressive goals of expanding democracy?

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Limiting voting rights of mill workers

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What constitutional right was negated by the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?

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Equal protection under the law

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Why did South Carolina farmers not share in the prosperity that was spreading in the 1920’s?

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Overproduction led to lower crop prices

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Which was NOT a tactic used to suppress the political power of African Americans in South Carolina? Options: Eight box law, The 14th Amendment, Poll Tax, Literacy Test

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The 14th Amendment