F&C unit 2

This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s:

• Civil War Era

• Industrialization Era

• Progressive Era

• Reconstruction Era

Match the following Progressive Era

• W.E.B Dubois

  (NAACP)

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• Upton Sinclair

  (Drug & Food Act)

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• Jane Addams

  (Hull House)

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• Susan B. Anthony

  (Women Suffrage)

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• IDA B. Wells

  (Stop Lynching)

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What does Suffrage mean?

• Right to Learn

• Right to Vote

• Right to Free Speech

• Right to Join Military

Progressive Era Amendments

• 18th Amendment

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• 19th Amendment

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• 17th Amendment

  (Direct Election of Senator)

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• 16th Amendment

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This U.S. president made significant contributions to breaking up big business during the Progressive Era:

• Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?

• because of the negative impact of industrialization

• because of the negative impact of the civil war

• because industrial tycoons were appalled by the conditions of factories

• because the American people were disillusioned by WWI

What does the power of referendum give voters the right to do?

• select a candidate to run in the general election

• to propose a law by getting signatures on a petition

• remove elected officials from public office

• to approve or reject a law (especially one that imposes taxes)

Which of the following is an example of a federal reform made during the Progressive Era?

• taking over city utilities

• establishing national parks

• creating settlement houses in poor communities

• providing jobs for young, single men

How did the publication of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair in 1906 most affect American industrialization?

• by supporting laissez-faire policies

• by exposing corrupt labor-union activities

• by revealing unsanitary food-processing practices

• by recommending fewer foreign immigration laws

Study the cartoon depiction of Boss Tweed, and then answer the question below.

With which statement would the artist most likely agree?

• Political machines generated essential tax revenue.

• Political machines used money to influence voters.

• Boss Tweed was criticized for his political views.

• Boss Tweed was renowned for his business skill