U.s./progressive Era For Quiz/test

Front 1

What caused many of the problems in American society that Progressive Era reformers tried to improve?

Back 1

industrialization (the growth of business/factories)

Front 2

What were some of the goals of reformers in the Progressive era? (Remember, a reformer is someone who wants to make changes to make things better.)

Back 2

to get rid of unfair business monopolies;
to improve living conditions in cities;
to improve working conditions in factories

Front 3

What is a muckraker?

Back 3

a journalist or other writer who tried to expose problems in American society (Why? If people learned about a problem, they could then work on fixing it.)

Front 4

Upton Sinclair wrote a book "The Jungle".
- What was it about?
- After people read his book, what law was passed to improve the situation?

Back 4

horrible, unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry;
the Pure Food and Drug Act

Front 5

Who did settlement houses provide help for?

Back 5

poor people in cities

Front 6

What gave women the right to vote (suffrage)?

Back 6

the 19th Amendment

Front 7

Many of the members of the new Populist political party were ________.

Back 7

farmers

Front 8

What was the major problem that faced farmers during this period?

Back 8

Railroads charged them unfair prices when the farmers used the trains to move their produce (goods) to the markets.

Front 9

What is a "trustbuster" and which president is remembered as a trustbuster?

Back 9

A trustbuster was someone who was against unfair business monopolies; Theodore Roosevelt

Front 10

What is a progressive income tax?

Back 10

a tax on income (the money people make) in which wealthy people pay a higher rate of tax than poorer people.

Front 11

What law required people to take a test to get a government job, so that only people who could do a good job would be hired?

Back 11

the Pendleton Civil Service Act

Front 12

Which president was a conservationist? He tried to preserve our natural resources and supported national parks.

Back 12

Theodore Roosevelt