Quiz Me! - Era: Progressive Era Test your knowledge about the Progressive Era! 1 / 10 This notable progressive used his right to freedom of the press to bring about change with his novel, The Jungle. W.E.B. Dubois Upton Sinclair Philip Bazaar Henry David Thoreau 2 / 10 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 Slaughterhouse-Five The Declaration of Sentiments The Crisis The Jungle 3 / 10 What was the significance of the 18th Amendment? Women received the right to vote in national elections. The manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol except for medicinal purposes was prohibited in the United States. The nation ratified the amendment which allowed citizens to directly elect U.S. Senators. The Senate approved a graduated income tax for the first time. 4 / 10 The Federal Reserve System today is supervised by which of the following? A 7-member Board of Governors appointed by the President w/Senate approval The Interstate Commerce Commission The United States Senate Commerce committee The U. S. House of Representatives Ways and Means committee 5 / 10 Which of the following presidents is identified as the nation’s “conservation President?” Andrew Jackson Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt Harry Truman Woodrow Wilson 6 / 10 This militant suffragist alienated some suffragists with more moderate views by actions such as burning President Woodrow Wilson’s speeches, a daily picket in front of the White House and beginning a H unger strike while she was in jail for a peaceful march for Women’s suffrage. Susan B. Anthony Carrie Chapman Catt Elizabeth Cady Stanton Alice Paul 7 / 10 The Pure Food and Drug Act was adopted in which time period? Progressive Era Anti-Trusr Period Post-Civil War Period Gilded Age 8 / 10 W.E.B. DuBois is most closely associated with which movement? Civil Rights Prohibition Women’s Suffrage Abolition of Slavery 9 / 10 The Meat Inspection Act applied to which of the following? Products processed in the U. S. and products imported from other countries Only products processed by intra-state meat processing plants Only products processed in the United States Only products processed imported from other countries 10 / 10 This notable woman was the first woman awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting the rights of children, African Americans, and women and her work in the peace movement during World War I. Carrie Chapman Catt Jane Addams Alice Paul Ida B. Wells Your score is Try another 10!
