1. List the beliefs and platforms of the Populist Party/Populism?
They wanted government regulation of banks and railroads
Bimetallism-unlimited coinage of silver
Return control of the government to citizen (popular sovereignty)
Graduated income tax (16 th Amendment)
Direct Election of Senators (17 th Amendment)
People to have more say in the government
2. Place the following Eras/Events on the timeline. Progressive Era (1890-1920), Gilded Age
(1865-1901), Civil War (1861-1865), American Revolution (1775-1783)
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1700 1800 1900
A.R. C.W. G.A. P.E.
3. List the goals of the Progressive Era
Promote the general welfare of the people
Further means of direct democracy (putting control of the government back in the hands of the people.)
Sought regulation of monopolies and trusts through anti-trust laws
Eliminating corruption by exposing political machines and bosses
Opposed Social Darwinism –thought it gave the impression that the lower class could not be successful.
4. Complete the Chart
Progressive
Amendment
What it did
16 th Amendment Congress could collect a graduated Income Tax
17
18 th th
Amendment
Amendment
Direct Election of Senators-makes senators more reactive to citizen’s affairs and increased citizens involvement in the government
Prohibition-banning the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages
19 th Amendment Women’s suffrage
5. List the goals of the Social Gospel Movement.
Belief that is our religious duty to help the poor. Closely related to the philosophies of the
Progressives. Helped correct the problems of Big Business

6. Define muckraker. List the effects of their journalism.
Journalist who wrote about social, environmental, and political problems Americans faced in the early
1900s in cities and uncovered the horrible truths in America that were caused by fast industrialization/urbanization
Government set regulations for the unfair business practices
7. Complete the Chart
Term Definition
Suffrage The right to vote
Temperance A moderation in or abstinence from alcohol.
Conservation
Initiative
Referendum
Some wilderness areas would be preserved while others would be developed for the common good.
Enables citizens to propose & pass a law directly w/o involving state law makers. letting voters accept or reject laws passed by legislatures
Recall
The process by which voters can remove an elected official before his or her term expires
Effects of Initiative,
Referendum, and
Recall
Increased the democratic power of the people. The citizens are directly participating in the government
8. What did the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 create?
(Government regulation of banks) sets the monetary policy which regulates the amount of money in circulation, sets interest rates & how much banks can lend
9. What is the purpose of the National Park Service?
Government agency to conserve the natural scenery, historic objects, & wildlife for the enjoyment of future generations
10. Where did Women first receive voting rights?
Western States
11. Which 2 Amendments were passed because of the increasing pressure from Women?
19 th -Women’s suffrage
18 th -Temperance
12. What is the Pendleton Act?
United States is a federal law established in 1883 that stipulated that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit in an attempt to decrease political corruption.
13. What is the NAACP? List their goals.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Equality among the races, decreased segregation, increase voting in African American Men

14. Complete the Chart
Progressive Reformer Ideas/Importance
Ida B. Wells Documented and investigated lynching of African Americans
W.E.B. Dubois
Booker T. Washington
Help Start the NAACP-wanted equality amongst the races
Believed African Americans needed to have a classical education for racial equality
Believed African Americans could gain respect by working their way up in society
Susan B. Anthony Leader in the Women’s Suffrage Movement.
Jane Addams
Urban Reform, Ran the Hull House (a settlement house in Chicago) to help urban poor and ethnic minorities, Garbage Inspector for Chicago.
Frances Willard Leader in the Temperance Movement
Jacob Riis
Upton Sinclair
Wrote How the Other Half Lives about of the pitiful living conditions in the city (tenements and immigrants) caused by fast industrialization/urbanization
Wrote The Jungle exposed the disgusting details in the Meat Packing
Industry. Led to guidelines in the Meat Packing Industry (Meat Inspection
Act & Pure Food and Drug Act)
15. Complete the Chart
Progressive President in Order Reforms
Theodore Roosevelt “Teddy”
Trust-Buster, Square Deal-Ideas for Reform, Conservation,
Ran for a 3rd term Bull Moose Party, Pure Food and Drug
Act.
William Taft
Took a cautious approach to reforms that angered progressive, moderated tariffs
Woodrow Wilson
Trust-Buster, decreased Tariffs, Created the Federal
Reserve System, National Parks Service, Implemented graduated income tax.
16. What is the main goal of Progressive Legislation (Laws)?
To protect citizen’s well-being and correct the problems that occurred during the Gilded Age
17. What effects can a 3 rd party candidate have on elections?
Can effect who wins the election (acts as a spoiler) by dividing the votes of a political party.
Can change the focus of the major party candidates.