Quiz Me! - People: Progressive Era

Test your knowledge about people in the Progressive Era!

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The Meat Inspection Act applied to which of the following?

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Which of the following laws was the 1st consumer protection law?

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The authority of the Congress to establish a Bank of the United States is derived from which U. S. Supreme Court decision?

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The Pure Food and Drug Act was adopted in which time period?

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Which of the following novels was a major catalyst for the Meat Inspection Act.?

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President Theodore Roosevelt read this fictional account about the meat-packing industry and ordered inspections of the industry. Congress then passed the Pure Food and Drugs Act and the Meat Inspection Act. The title of this novel is

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Jane Addams created a settlement house to help poor immigrants who had come to Chicago. This settlement house provided education, day and after-school care for children of working mothers among other things such as an art gallery and library to name a few.  This facility was known as -

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W.E.B. DuBois is most closely associated with which movement?

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Creating national parks, expanding eminent domain, fighting  for a “square deal” for Americans, this president was known for using the “bully pulpit” to make his ideas happen.

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Which of the following presidents is identified as the nation’s “conservation President?”

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