Famous Muckrakers Reform Leaders Progressive Era Reforms Events

Famous Muckrakers & Reform Leaders Progressive Era Reforms Events & Social Issues of the Progressive Era People, Places, and Things Movements & Acts of the Progressive Era 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 40 40 40 50 50 50

Category 1 questions follow

This person was a prominent reformer who attempted to vote in Rochester, New York (1872) on the grounds that she was a citizen and had the right under the 14 th Amendment to do so. A judge refused to grant her the right to vote. This person fought to obtain women’s suffrage. She would eventually co-lead The National American Woman Suffrage Association along side Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Who is Susan B. Anthony? Category 1 10

This person organized a national anti-lynching crusade after 3 of this person’s friends were lynched for crimes they did not commit. Her research revealed that over 728 African American men & women had been lynched in the previous decade. Who is Ida Wells? Category 1 20

This person’s novel The Jungle (1906) describes the unsanitary practices of the meat packing industry. This person’s novel was instrumental in getting the member of Congress to establish a system for meat inspection. Who is Upton Sinclair? Category 1 30

Who photographed conditions of urban poor in How The Other Half Lives. His book examined the conditions of the poor in America’s cities. Who is Jacob Riis? Category 1 40

This person was the first African American to earn a Ph. D. from Harvard University, one of the founders of the NAACP, and the editor of the journal, The Crisis. This person favored achieving immediate racial equality. Who is W. E. B. Du. Bois? Category 1 50

Category 2 questions follow

This is when voters can directly introduce bills in the state legislature and can vote on whether they want a bill to pass. This is one of the reforms adopted during the Progressive Era that reformers believed would expand voter participation in government. Gave citizens a more direct voice in government. What is Initiative? Category 2 10

This is when voters can compel legislators to place a bill on the ballot for approval. This is one of the reforms adopted during the Progressive Era that reformers believed would expand voter participation in government. Gave citizens a more direct voice in government. What is Referendum? Category 2 20

This is when elected officials can be removed from office by voters in a special election. Gave citizens a more direct voice in government. What is Recall? Category 2 30

This Amendment was added to the U. S. Constitution giving the people the ability to directly elect senators, rather than being elected by state legislature. The Progressive Era reformers believed this would increase public participation in government. What is the 17 th Amendment? Category 2 40

This Amendment stated that no state could deny a citizen the right to vote on the basis of their sex. Women’s suffrage. It was a goal set at a women’s convention in Seneca Falls in 1848. What is the 19 th Amendment in 1919? Category 2 50

Category 3 questions follow

The books such as The Octopus by Frank Norris, How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis, and The Jungle by Upton Sinclair exposed problems that resulted from _______? What is Rapid Industrialization? Category 3 10

Public demands for direct consumer protection resulted in the passage of these two Acts. What is the: A) Pure Food & Drug Act B) Meat Inspection Act? Category 3 20

This term is used to describe a group of writers or photographers who exposed the evils in American Society. What is Muckrakers? Category 3 30

This was passed during President Wilson’s administration to guarantee an adequate money supply in the national economy. What is The Federal Reserve Act? Category 3 40

This idea that lead to the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission, The Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration. What is the idea that business practices must be regulated in the public interest? Category 3 50

Category 4 questions follow

This term refers a brutal death by hanging. What is lynching? Category 4 10

This Political Party demanded that the government raise tariff rates to help the farmers. They also wanted a national income tax, free & unlimited coinage of silver and the direct election of U. S. Senators. What is the Populist Party? Category 4 20

The principles of the Social Gospel Movement were most consistent with the ideas of which group of people? Who are the Progressives? Category 4 30

This “Big Business” oil company used its economic power to sway government decisions and was exposed by Ida Tarbell in her book. What is Standard Oil? Category 4 40

These TWO movements/parties both shard the idea that greater control of the government should be done by the people. Who are the Populists and the Progressives? Category 4 50

Category 5 questions follow

This flourished between 1900 & the start of WWI. This took its name because of the belief in progress. Mainly middle-class city dwellers, rather than farmers and workers. Their activities reflected the rising influence of the middle class. Writers, lawyers, ministers, and college professors provided their leadership. What is the Progressive Movement? Category 5 10

This law prohibited unfair practices by railroads, such as charging higher rates for shorter routes. What is the Interstate Commerce Act? Category 5 20

The original purpose of this was to serve as a social club for farmers to help them overcome rural isolation and to spread information about new farming techniques. Within ten years it had a million and a half members and began urging economic and political reforms. What is the Grange Movement? Category 5 30

Protestant ministers in this called for social reforms- including the abolition of child labor and safer working conditions. What is the Social Gospel Movement? Category 5 40

This was passed after the assassination of President James Garfield. It stipulated that government jobs should be awarded on merit. What is the Pendleton Act? Category 5 50