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The Progressive Movement - Chapter 21
Test Description: The Progressive Movement - Chapter 21
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1) During the Progressive Era, many states began to use primary elections to allow voters to
A
express their views on proposed new laws
B
choose party candidates for elected offices
C
remove elected officials from their offices
D
petition their elected representatives to pass laws
2) During the late 1800s and early 1900s, one way in which the temperance movement and the woman's suffrage movement were similar is that both tried to
A
protect the rights of factory workers
B
reduce the power of big business
C
end protective tariffs to aid consumers
D
achieve reform by supporting a constitutional amendment
3) Progressive Era writers such as Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell were called muckrakers because they
A
based their writings on unsupported opinions
B
were members of political machines
C
supported changes in farming methods
D
exposed corruption in business and government
4) During the Progressive Era, muckrakers were best known for
A
serving in Congress and state legislatures
B
forming new political parties
C
organizing protest rallies and marches
D
exposing harmful practices of business and government
5) Which document would be a primary source for the study of Prohibition?
A
a speech by Herbert Hoover on the Good Neighbor policy
B
an American Federation of Labor pamphlet written in 1952
C
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Toms Cabin
D
a letter to the editor written in 1918 describing the dangers of alcohol
6) In the 1840s, Seneca Falls, New York became the center of the movement for
A
labor union organization
B
temperence reform
C
women's rights
D
states' rights
7) Which document was the first to specifically propose equal rights for American women?
A
Bill of Rights
B
Emancipation Proclamation
C
Declaration of Independence
D
Seneca Falls Declaration
8) The Seneca Falls Convention, held in 1848, is a significant event in United States history because it
A
was an important step in the women's rights movement
B
supported the Missouri Compromise
C
provided the United States with new western territory
D
was the first national labor union meeting
9) A major goal of the Seneca Falls Convention
A
improve public education
B
publicize the need for women's rights
C
oppose the Mexican War
D
forma a new political party
10) A major goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act was to
A
limit imports from foreign nations
B
protect consumers from dangerous products
C
prevent the formation of business monopolies
D
set fair prices for manufactured goods
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