Progressive Era

Progressive Era Quiz

Era of US history between 1896 and 1917

This quiz has 25 questions

Q1. Who was the president of the United States during the Progressive Era?

Q2. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote?

Q3. What was the name of the book written by Upton Sinclair that exposed the unsanitary practices in the meatpacking industry?

Q4. Which act was passed in 1906 to regulate the production and labeling of food and pharmaceutical products?

Q5. Who was the leader of the American suffrage movement and co-founder of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)?

Q6. Which organization was formed in 1909 to improve the social and economic conditions of African Americans?

Q7. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution allowed for the direct election of senators by the people?

Q8. What was the main goal of the Progressive Movement?

Q9. Which president signed the Clayton Antitrust Act into law in 1914 to strengthen the Sherman Antitrust Act?

Q10. What was the name of the progressive political party formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt?

Q11. Which year did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a tragic industrial disaster, occur?

Q12. Who was the famous muckraking journalist and author of the magazine McClure's?

Q13. Which 1912 law allowed the federal government to break up monopolies and regulate business practices?

Q14. Who was the first African American to be appointed to a presidential cabinet position?

Q15. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution established a federal income tax?

Q16. Which president signed the Keating-Owen Act in 1916 to prohibit the sale of goods produced by child labor?

Q17. Which suffragette played a leading role in the women's suffrage movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

Q18. Which industry did John D. Rockefeller dominate during the Progressive Era?

Q19. Which progressive social movement sought to ban the consumption and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States?

Q20. Which act established the Federal Reserve System as the central banking system of the United States?

Q21. Which city was the birthplace of the Progressive Era movement?

Q22. Who was the first president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?

Q23. Which 1890 act was the first federal law to prohibit monopolies and promote fair competition in the United States?

Q24. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted full citizenship and equal protection under the law to all individuals born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves?

Q25. What was the name of the political reform movement aimed at ending corruption in government and improving democracy?