The Muckrakers

In the early 1900s, _______________.

• factories had bad working conditions.

• many people lived in unsafe housing.

• there were no laws about the quality of food or medicine.

• all of the above

____________ researched problems and let people know about them.

• lawyers

• muckrakers

• meatpackers

• scientists

Upton Sinclair wrote a muckraking novel called ______________.

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• Chicago

• The Jungle

• How the Other Half Lives

Because of Sinclair's novel, ________ passed the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906.

• Congress

• the President

• the Supreme Court

• none of the above

During the _________, laws were passed to improve the health, housing, and quality of life of Americans.

• Roaring Twenties

• Great Depression

• Spanish-American War

• Progressive Era

Muckrakers researched problems and let people know about them.

• true

• false

Congress passed the Pure Food and Drug Act because of Sinclair's novel, The Jungle.

• true

• false

Progressives were known for their negative attitudes.

• true

• false

Progressives wanted to solve the problems of the nation.

• true

• false

Food and drugs (medicine) met high quality standards in 1900.

• true

• false