Progressive Common Assessment

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By 1890 several women’s suffrage groups joined together to form a national movement. This movement was led by which suffragist?

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Susan B. Anthony

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What is the importance of Progressive Era reforms such as initiative, referendum, and recall?

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They gave citizens a voice in government.

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The 18th Amendment was passed due to this movement, which believed alcohol was the cause of many social problems, including crime, domestic violence and family breakdown?

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Temperance movement

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Define the Progressive Era.

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Time period when many Americans believed the government could solve society’s problems.

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This organization was co-founded by this social reformer —

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W.E.B. Dubois

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What was ONE unintended consequence of the 18th Amendment in the U.S.?

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It led to a rise in organized crime

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Which law was passed in 1913 to regulate the banks and stabilize the economy during the Progressive Era?

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Federal Reserve Act

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The 19th Amendment granted _________ the right to vote.

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Women

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Which legislation, established in 1916, was designed to protect natural scenery, wildlife, and historic places?

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National Park System

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The "separate but equal" doctrine (segregation) led to decades of discrimination against African Americans under which set of laws?

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Jim Crow laws