The Populist Party supported:

The values and needs of the common people (farmers).

Which reform resulted from the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?

improved safety in the workplace

In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly through their...

publication of articles and books

sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited

What was the primary goal of the amendments that were ratified during the progressive Era?

to achieve a fairer and more democratic America

What was one way Progressives differed from Populists?

Progressives were city dwellers and populists were farmers

What was the major goal of the political reforms enacted during the Progressive Era (1900–1920)?

expanding citizen participation in government

Women in every state have the right to vote.

What social problem did Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle describe?

the living and working conditions in Chicago's stockyards (meat factories)

The 17th and 19th Amendments, passed during the Progressive Era, both resulted in

expand voting rights for Americans

In the early 1900s, a major goal of the American Federation of Labor was to

improve wages and working conditions for laborers

Why is the 19th Amendment considered the most significant achievement of women in the Progressive Era?

allowed for the largest extension of democratic voting rights in the U.S.

The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to the

increased need to protect worker interests

The populists movement supported all of the following......Except

Big Businesses and corporations

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17th amendment=
US senators are directly elected
sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited
women in every state have the right to vote
congress has the pwoer to collect income tax
2
16th amendment=
women in every state have the right to vote
congress has the power to collect income tax
US senators are directly elected
sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited
3
The Populist Party supported:
The business owners from the North
Gerrymandering the voting districts to help African Americans
The values and needs of the common people (farmers).
The wealthy planter elite
4
Which reform resulted from the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
improved safety in the workplace
antitrust legislation
the spread of settlement houses
a ban on child labor
5
In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly through their...
control over factories
frequent acts of civil disobedience
activities as government officials
publication of articles and books
6
18th amendment=
sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited
US Senators are directly elected
women in every state have the right to vote
Congress has the power to collect income tax
7
What was the primary goal of the amendments that were ratified during the progressive Era?
to reduce the abuses of alcoholic beverages in American society
to force wealthy Americans to pay a fairer share of their wealth
to strengthen the nation's defenses
to achieve a fairer and more democratic America
8
What was one way Progressives differed from Populists?
populists were concerned with the needs of city workers
only populsits called for the direct election of Senators
Progressives were city dwellers and populists were farmers
progressives were uninterested in gov regulation of business
9
Which reform did the 19th Amendment enact?
women's suffrage
temperance laws
ban on child labor
10
What was the major goal of the political reforms enacted during the Progressive Era (1900–1920)?
lowering the legal voting age
expanding citizen participation in government
providing public funding of campaigns
discouraging the formation of new political parties
11
19th amendment=
U.S. Senators are directly elected.
Congress has the power the collect income tax.
Sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited.
Women in every state have the right to vote.
12
What social problem did Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle describe?
the ruthless business methods of robber barons
the living and working conditions in Chicago's stockyards (meat factories)
the struggles of black Americans.
the conflict between California farmers & Southern Pacific Railroad
13
The 17th and 19th Amendments, passed during the Progressive Era, both resulted in
increased rights for African Americans
eighteen-year-olds obtaining the right to vote
expand voting rights for Americans
renewed rights for Confederate generals
14
In the early 1900s, a major goal of the American Federation of Labor was to
join all workers into a single union of factory workers
end restrictions on child labor
improve wages and working conditions for laborers
admit women to the nation's industrial workforce
15
Why is the 19th Amendment considered the most significant achievement of women in the Progressive Era?
allowed women to work outside the home for the first time in U.S. history
allowed for the largest extension of democratic voting rights in the U.S.
guaranteed women would receive equal pay in all professions
allowed for the largest increase in women representatives in Congress
16
The Progressive goal to implement women’s suffrage was accomplished by
an executive order
a Supreme Court decision
a constitutional amendment
a national referendum
17
The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to the
decreased profitability of the agricultural sector
increased need to protect worker interests
decreased power of political machines
increased demand for skilled workers
18
The populists movement supported all of the following......Except
Poor rural farmers who were being taken advantage of by railroad and banks
Political leaders who advocated for bimetalism to back the U.S. dollar
Big Businesses and corporations
Labor unions and organizers for better wages

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