Quiz Me! - Era: Progressive Era Test your knowledge about the Progressive Era! 1 / 10 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 - Hull House Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Lowell House Children’s Bureau 2 / 10 Why was Theodore Roosevelt’s run for president as a third-party candidate in 1912 significant? It split Republican Party votes, leading to the election of Democrat Woodrow Wilson. His run carried on the legacy of reforms William Howard Taft started. It prevented the Socialist candidate Eugene V. Debs from winning the election. His win validated the Progressive and Populist Party reform efforts. 3 / 10 This notable progressive used the freedom of speech and press to combat the crime of lynching. She also went on to help cofound the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909. Ida B. Wells Susan B. Anthony Carrie Chapman Catt Alice Paul 4 / 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 imported from other countries Only products processed in the United States Only products processed by intra-state meat processing plants 5 / 10 Who did the Populist Party represent? Investors Farmers Labor Women 6 / 10 Who is this past president whose motto “Speak softly and carry a big stick. ” described his philosophy on foreign policy? Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt Warren G. Harding Franklin Delano Roosevelt 7 / 10 The Pure Food and Drug Act was adopted in which time period? Anti-Trusr Period Post-Civil War Period Gilded Age Progressive Era 8 / 10 Which of the following novels was a major catalyst for the Meat Inspection Act.? The Fasting Cure Animal Farm It Can’t Happen Here The Jungle 9 / 10 Which third-party’s ideas for reforms are listed above? Agrarian Party Prohibition Party Populist Party Green Party 10 / 10 Which of the following presidents is identified as the nation’s “conservation President?” Harry Truman Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Andrew Jackson Your score is Try another 10!
