The Progressive Spirit of Reform

His reforms angered Progressives because they did not destroy trusts completely.

The city and county politics in the late 1800s were influenced by what organizations?

Allows voters to propose new laws by using petitions.

Politicians best confronted corruption in Washington during the Gilded Age by

Drew attention to the lynching of African Americans

Journalists who wrote about problems in society during the Progressive age

Banned the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages throughout the U.S.

Factory safety improved after this fire where 146 workers died because owners locked exit doors

Granted American women the right to vote.

Unions claimed in ______ managers consider profits more important than safe working conditions.

Practice of giving government jobs to supporters of an election

Taft's main criticism of President Roosevelt was that he

Who encouraged African Americans to improve their economic and educational opportunities?

Mexican immigration rose between 1901 and 1930 mainly because

Business leaders opposed granting women the right to vote because

Which of these reforms allowed voters to overrule a law that government had proposed or passed?

Work-place laws passed during the Progressive movement

Brought attention to racial inequality by using the courts to fight grandfather clauses

Why did child labor continue after the reforms of the early 1900s?

Roosevelt signed a bill requiring manufacturers to limit the use of fossil fuels.

Founded the National Woman's Party

Allowed voters, not state legislatures, to elect senators

Laws that guarantee that a portion of lost wages are paid to workers injured on the job.

Progressive reforms improved education for medical professionals.

A state may split its electoral votes rather than give them all to one candidate.

The Society of American Indians wanted to preserve Native Americans' traditional culture.

Roosevelt's idea for balancing interests of consumers, laborers, and businesspeople