
Politics in the Gilded Age & Progressive Era Review
Authored by Monica Flores
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11th Grade
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Match the following related to our lesson on Gilded Age Politics:
organizations led by a boss who controls a local political party; often corrupt
Boss Tweed
created a merit-based civil service system for government jobs
The Pendleton Service Act
Political system in which elected officials reward their supporters with government jobs
Political Machines
Notorious political boss who led Tammany Hall, filled his pockets with government money
Tammany Hall
Democratic political machine that controlled NYC politics' targeted immigrants for their vote
Spoils system/Patronage
2.
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1 min • 5 pts
Match the following relating to our lesson on Gilded Age Politics:
In the context of the Gilded Age, would be caused by an increase in the money supply
Silver vs. Gold
scandal involving illegal contracts and bribes during the construction of the transcontinental RR
Inflation
Party issue; movement to reduce or keep tariff rates
Tariff Reform
federal law that regulated the railroad industry; aimed at address issues of railroad monopolies
Interstate Commerce Act
Party issue; Debate over US currency basis to cause inflation and create more money
Credit Mobilier Scandal
3.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
Match the following relating to your Populism Homework:
Farmers' organization formed in 1867 to promote social and economic concerns
Greenbacks
During Civil War, U.S. issued paper money worth less than gold.
The Farmer's Alliance
Political platform including income tax, regulation of railroads, and direct election of Senators.
Populist Party Demands
Network of farmers' groups advocating for political and economic reforms
The Grange
Political party in the 1890s, representing farmers, workers, and other working-class people
Populist/Peoples Party
4.
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1 min • 10 pts
Match the following Relating tp your populism Homework:
Political agenda in 1892 demanding economic and political reforms for farmers and workers.
Omaha Platform
Famous 1896 speech by William Jennings Bryan advocating for free silver.
Cross of Gold
US economic depression, bankrupted railroads, depleted gold supply, 20% unemployment
Knights of Labor
Political movement calling for the unrestricted coinage of silver to increase the money supply.
Panic of 1893
Advocated 8-hour work day, worker ownership of industries, during Industrial Revolution.
Free Silver
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Match the following on our lesson about the Progressive Era:
Black educator and leader who advocated for self-help, economic improvement, and accommodation
Booker T. Washington
journalists who exposed corruption and social problems in early 1900s America.
Ida B. Wells
African American journalist who documented lynching and fought for racial justice
Ida Tarbell
Muckraking journalist who exposed Standard Oil's abuses of power and monopolistic practices
WEB Dubois
Black intellectual, scholar, and activist who co-founded the NAACP and advocated for equal rights.
Muckrakers
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following terms from our lesson on the Progressive Era:
Social reform movement advocating for the prohibition of alcohol
Suffrage Movement
exposed the horrors of the meatpacking industry in The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
social reformer who co-founded Hull House and advocated for social justice and peace
Jane Addams
Women's rights movement advocating for the right to vote and equal political rights
Temperance Movement
journalist and photographer who documented poverty and slum conditions in How the Other Half Lives
Jacob Riis
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Match the following on our lesson on the Progressive Era:
the direct election of U.S. Senators
18th Amendment
allows Congress to impose an income tax
19th Amendment
prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol
Initiative, Referendum, Recall
granted women the right to vote
17th Amendment
Reforms allowing citizens to propose and vote on laws, and recall elected officials.
16th Amendment
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