The Progressive Era

What were the strategies of the Suffragist leaders to get women the vote?

• Convince state legislatures to give women the vote.

• Pursue court cases to test if the Fourteenth Amendment would be applicable to women.

• Push for a national constitutional amendment.

• Support the right of African-American males to vote.

Who were the Muckrakers?

• Investors seeking to make a fortune in the stock market.

• Journalists who wrote about injustices and exposed the filth of society

• People who mopped the floors at meat packing facilities in Chicago.

• The nickname given to President T. Roosevelt's cabinet.

In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly by

• writing many articles and books concerning problems.

• displaying frequent acts of civil disobedience.

• engaging in activities with government officials to address problems.

• organizing strikes and walk-outs.

26th President of the United States, served for two terms and eventually ran for a third term under the Bull Moose Party.

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Grover Cleveland

What is the main message of this political cartoon by Thomas Nast in 1874?

• Different groups of southerners were cooperating to rebuild the South after the War.

• Opponents of Reconstruction were using violence to intimidate the Freedmen

• The Ku Klux Klan and other private associations of the South were assisting the Freedmen

• The 14th Amendment protected the freedmen despite the activities of the Ku Klux Klan

Jacob Riis is most important for

• finding a method to mass-produce steel.

• exposing the terrible conditions in the slums of New York.

• developing a new process to speed up production in factories.

• being the driving force behind the transcontinental railroad.

Which practice in the photo shows what Progressive leaders were trying to regulate?

• child labor
• indentured servitude
• union organization
• assembly lines

Which of the following was NOT successfully addressed by Progressives?

• Improved the quality of life for Americans.

• Provided a larger role for the people in their democracy.

• Secured equal rights for ALL citizens.

• Pushed the government to take a more active role in the economy.

How did this law influence conditions for African Americans in Florida?

• Schools for African American children received fewer resources than schools for white children.

• African American adults were permitted to attend night schools to improve their literacy skills.

• African Americans were given the right to attend free public schools in Florida for the first time.

• African American parents who opposed racial segregation sent their children to private schools.

He was handpicked as Roosevelt's successor.

• Taft

• Wilson