1. Unit 5: The Progressive Era Ch. 16 – Ch. 18
Jeopardy
Unit 5: The Progressive Era
Ch. 16 – Ch. 18

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Ch. 18
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3. Mainly made up of immigrants/
extremely dense
What did the population/population
density look like in slums?
Row 1, Col 1

4. Who were the progressives?
People committed to improving conditions in American Life
Who were the progressives?
1,2

5. progressive presidents?
Roosevelt; Taft; Wilson
Who were the three
progressive presidents?
1,3

6. What new method of reaching consumers did Montgomery Ward
Catalog sales
What new method of reaching
consumers did Montgomery Ward
& Sears begin to use in the late 1800s?
1,4

7. What did the meat packing industry look
Unsanitary
Rats
Rat Droppings
What did the meat packing industry look
like before the Meat Packing Act of 1906?
2,1

8. What was one reform progressives made to state governments?
Secret ballots; recall (remove elected official); initiative (citizens can place proposal on ballot); referendum (legislation can be placed on ballot for voters to vote on)
What was one reform progressives
made to state governments?
2,2

9. What was Roosevelt’s reform program called?
Square Deal
What was Roosevelt’s
reform program called?
2,3

10. How did the role of women begin to change during the progressive era?
Going to college; gaining right to vote; new appliances; joining workforce
How did the role of women begin
to change during the progressive era?
2,4

11. Full-time politicians whose maintain political power
main goal was to
maintain political power
What were political machines?
3,1

12. What is “workers’ compensation”?
Workers hurt at work still receive some pay
What is “workers’ compensation”?
3,2

13. How does the Federal Reserve System
Sets interest rates; sets reserve rates
How does the Federal Reserve System
set monetary policy?
3,3

14. What was the main reason why progressives wanted to end
So children can go to school
What was the main reason why
progressives wanted to end
child labor?
3,4

15. Government workers had to take a test before being hired
What did the Pendleton Act of 1883 say?
4,1

16. What is Social Darwinism?
Fittest individuals/businesses will survive
What is Social Darwinism?
4,2

17. What does the 16th Amendment say?
Federal Government can impose income tax
What does the 16th Amendment say?
4,3

18. What did the 18th Amendment say?
Prohibition
What did the 18th Amendment say?
4,4

19. Why did African Americans begin moving north during the late
Avoid Jim Crow laws; job opportunities; better life
Why did African Americans begin
moving north during the late
1800s through the early 1900s
5,1

20. Which progressive organization formed in 1909 to confront racism?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Which progressive organization
formed in 1909 to confront racism?
5,2

21. What did the 19th Amendment say?
Women given right to vote
What did the 19th Amendment say?
5,3

22. What did the 17th Amendment say?
Direct election of senators
What did the 17th Amendment say?
5,4