SOL Bootcamp Day 6 Practice Quiz

In the late 1800s, major industrialists formed trusts (aka monopolies) as a way to

• secure government loans
• limit competition
• influence lawmakers to lower taxes
• negotiate more effectively with labor unions

What is the best title for this outline?

• Gilded Age Inventors
• Progressive Era Monopolists
• Gilded Age Robber Barons

• Progressive Era Inventors

What impact did the light bulb and electricity have on the American economy?

• People had more time to shop
• Factories could stay open longer
• Factories became safer
• Hourly wages went up

Which action by the federal government would Progressive reformers be most likely to support?

• regulating business practices to protect consumers and workers
• ending federal regulation of the banking system
• passing high tariffs to protect domestic industries from foreign competition
• authorizing tax breaks for large corporations

Which statement is accurate about the information contained in the map?

• Before 1920, many states allowed women some voting privileges.
• Before 1920, southern states allowed women full voting rights.
• Western states lagged behind other states in granting women voting rights.
• Suffrage was not sought by American women until 1920.

What was a goal of Progressive Era reforms such as recall, referendum, and the direct primary?

• supporting third-party candidates
• increasing democracy and citizens’ control of their government
• establishing term limits for congressmen
• reducing campaign spending

Which result completes the diagram?

• Ratification of the Suffrage Amendment
• Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
• Passage of Prohibition legislation
• Expansion of labor unions

What was one result of the changes in immigration patterns shown on the charts? (1) (2) (3) (4)

• Restrictive immigration laws were passed.
• Business increased its demand for workers.
• Urban population declined.
• Requirements for citizenship were eased.

Which two speakers represent the beliefs of many reformers during the Progressive Era?

• A and B
• A and C
• B and C
• B and D

Upton Sinclair, Ida M. Tarbell, and Lincoln Steffens were considered muckrakers because they

• opposed railroad monopolies
• criticized the growing power of labor unions
• supported the need for reforms in education
• raised concerns about the negative effects of industrialization