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US History – Progressives Webquest
Chapter 13 – The Progressive Movement
Please answer the following questions using the websites given to you. This will be completed in the
Media center and is due ___________________________.
Chapter 13 Section 1 – The Drive for reform
Answers to these questions can be found on the following website:
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1061.html
What was the Progressive Movement?
What were three goals of the Progressive movement?
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3.
**Click on muckrakers **
Where did the term muckraker come from?
Identify the following people.
Lincoln Steffens-
Jacob Riis-
Ida Tarbell-
Upton Sinclair-
Use google to find out the following questions:
Who created the Hull House?
What is Social Gospel?
What is the Keating-Owens Act?
Read about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory on this website and answer the questions that follow:
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/narrative3.html
What day did the fire happen?
How many people died?
What did the Triangle Fire illustrate?
From your textbooks on page 421, what types of laws were passed after this fire?
Use the following website to describe government reform during the Progressive Movement.
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/ushisgov/themes/reform/progressive.htm
Read about city reforms and state reforms. These are some of the ways that governments changed
during the Progressive Movement.
Why did reform start at the city level?
What is a City Commissioner Plan?
What is a City Manager Plan?
Which leaders helped get reform at a state level?
What is a:
secret ballot?
Referendum?
Recall?
Initiative?
Direct Primary?
Chapter 13 Section 2 – Women Make Progress
Click on the following website to learn about Women in the Progressive Era:
http://www.nwhm.org/ProgressiveEra/introwomenprogressive.html
What are 7 things that women fought for during the Progressive Movement that affect our lives today?
**Click on Causes: The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
What was created in 1874?
Who was it’s leader?
Who was Carry Nation and what did she do?
**Click on Causes: The Birth Control Movement
What did Margaret Sanger do?
Where was the first birth control clinic?
What was the ABCL and what did it become?
**Click on The National Consumers League
What is the National Consumers League?
Who was its leader?
What was the Supreme Court’s decision in Muller v. Oregon?
What passed in 1938, and what did it secure?
**Click on Causes: The Woman Suffrage Movement
When did the Women’s suffrage movement actually begin?
Why did the women’s suffrage movement become a mass movement at the turn of the century?
What were the two women’s suffrage organizations of the 20th century?
Who was the leader of the first organization and what are some of the things they did?
Who was the leader of the second organization and what did they do differently?
What year was the 19th amendment passed, and what did it do?
Chapter 13 Section 3 – The Struggle Against Discrimination
Click on the following website to answer the questions
http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/USRA_Progressive_African_Americans.htm
What were Booker T. Washington’s beliefs?
economic equality should be gained
Blacks should make friends with whites
What were his accomplishments?
Founded the Tuskegee Institute
What were W.E.B. Dubois’ beliefs?
Blamed Washington for making a black underclass
Felt that Blacks should never accept inequality.
What were his accomplishments?
Founded the NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of Colored Persons
Click on this following Wikipedia page to answer the questions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAACP#The_Birth_of_the_NAACP
What was the catalyst for the formation of the NAACP? (What caused it to happen)
Civil rights organization
What date was the NAACP formed, and who helped form it?
February 12, 1909
What was the Niagara Movement? (Search for this answer in Wikipedia)
A group of people discussing challenges of colored people
What was the Urban League? (Search for this answer in Wikipedia)
Civil rights organization that helps African Americans and helps get rid of discrimination
Chapter 13 Section 4 – Roosevelt’s Square Deal
Go to the following site:
http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/life/biotr.htm
What government positions did Theodore Roosevelt hold by the age of 42 when he became the
26th President? (There are 8 including the Presidency)
Deputy Sheriff, New York State Assemblyman, Governor of New York, Vice President, and President,
U.S. Civil Service Commissioner, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and Colonel of the Rough Riders
http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/kidscorner/tr_teddy.htm
In a brief summary, how did the Teddy Bear get its name?
He went on a bear hunt. They found an old bear and decided to kill it but Roosevelt decided not to
let them kill it slowly but fast to end its death.
http://americanhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_square_deal
What is another name for The Square Deal?
New Nationalism
What was the Square Deal?
A package of reforms concerning consumer protection, conservation, and rights
Why did Roosevelt snap into action and pass the Meat Inspection Act of 1906?
Because they actions of the Muckrakers threatened consumer safety.
Did Roosevelt feel that all trusts were bad?
No, it depended on the way they acted
How did he plan on getting rid of the trusts that manipulated the market?
The Bureau of Corperations
Click on the following site to define the Progressive Changes MADE BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT!!!
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/ushisgov/themes/reform/progressive.htm
Include the dates and what they are
Newlands Reclamation Act - (1902) allows the building of dams and irrigation systems using
money they get from sales.
Elkins Act- (1903) Outlawed the sale of rebates by railroad officials.
Pure Food and Drug Act- (1806/1911) Requires that companies accurately label the ingredients
Meat Inspection Act- (1906) requires meat processing plants to be inspected to use good meat.
Hepburn Act – (1906) strengthened the interstate commerce commission. Allows maximum
railroad rates.
Use the computer the find out the following answers:
Who did Teddy Roosevelt choose to replace him as President?
Who won the election of 1908?
William Howard Taft
What is the Mann-Elkins Act?
Allowed the ICC to control communications
What is the Payne Aldrich Act?
A bill to lower certain tariffs on products entering the US
What is New Nationalism
The power of the federal government could regulate the economy and guarantee social justice.
What party did Teddy Roosevelt create for the election of 1912? What was the party’s
nickname?
Progressive party. bullmoose
Who won the election of 1812? Why?
James Madison got more electoral votes
Chapter 13 Section 5 – Wilson’s New Freedom
http://www.ushistory.org/us/43g.asp
What is President Wilson’s full name?
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
What state was he the Governor for?
New Jersey
What did Wilson’s New Freedom plan to attack?
The triple wall of privilege
What is the triple wall of privilege?
The tariff, the trusts , and the banks
Click on the following link to find out the Progressive laws passed by PRESIDENT WILSON!!!
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/ushisgov/themes/reform/progressive.htm
Include the date and what it is
Federal Reserve Act (1913) created 12 district federal Reserve Banks. They can issue new
currency and loan member bank funds
Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) strengthens the Sherman AntiTrust Act by outlawing the collection
of monopolies.
Federal Trade Act (1914) Established the federal trade commission charged with investigating
unfair business
Using the same website, what are the Amendments that were passed during Progressive Era, and
what did they say? (There are 4)
16th- Granted congress the power to tax income
17th- Provided for the election of U.S senators
18th- Prohibited making, selling, or transporting alcohol
19th- Provided women suffrage