Standard 3 Urban and Social Reformers

Select the statement that best describes the Social Gospel

• A movement that aimed to alleviate social problems

• A movement that encouraged people to be more social

• A movement that encouraged social distancing in a global pandemic

• A movement that aimed to help out people who were not social

Where did Jane Addams center most of her work?

• Boston
• New York City
• Philadelphia
• Chicago

What was Jane Addams' establishment called?

• The Escape.
• Convalescent Home.
• Hull House.
• The Mansion.

What was the purpose of settlement houses ?

• To provide a variety of services to help the poor.

• To make sure that city apartments were safe.

• To limit immigration to American cities.

A major goal of the Progressive movement was to

• stimulate the economy.

• support government control of factory production.

• encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe.

• correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society.

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.

The goals of muckraking journalists were to

• advertise the economic benefits of industrialization.

• describe and illustrate the problems within American society.

• encourage European immigration through advertising in European newspapers.

• attract rural residents to move into the urban centers.

During the Progressive Era, new amendments were added to the U.S. Constitution. Which amendment number created a national income tax?

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

• 17th

During the Progressive Era, new amendments were added to the U.S. Constitution. Which amendment number allowed citizens to directly elect senators?

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

• 17th

Who believed that economic opportunity was the best way to ensure the progress of African-Americans?

• Woodrow Wilson
• Ida B. Wells
• Booker T Washington
• W.E.B. DuBois