Political Reform &the Progressive Era (1870-1920) Chapter 19 Political Reform &the Progressive Era (1870-1920)
#1 Why did reformers of the Gilded Age criticize the “spoils system”?
#2 What was the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?
# 3 What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890?
# 4 Define each of the following Initiative Referendum Recall
# 5 What is a person who works to break up trusts called?
# 6 What is a muckraker and who coined this term?.
#7 Name two prominent muckrakers and the problems they highlighted.
# 8 What was President Theodore Roosevelt's view towards trusts?
# 9 Where did women first receive equal suffrage?
# 10 After five decades women eventually gained the right to vote with what amendment, in what year?
# 11 Who would be considered a more forceful suffragette?
# 12 What African American leader/educator encouraged patient progress for African Americans?
# 13 What African American leader graduated from Harvard and formed the NAACP?
# 14 Who is Ida B. Wells and what did she campaign against?
# 15 What is a “mutualista”?
# 16 What was the significance of the “Gentleman's Agreement”?
# 17 What organization was developed to prevent discrimination against Jewish people?
# Essay Choose two people from the Gilded Age/Progressive Era and explain how each person contributed to the reform of a specific problem
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