JEOPARDY
The Progressive
Era
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Legal Issues 100 200 300 400 500
Vocabulary 100 200 300 400 500
People 100 200 300 400 500
Progressives 100 200 300 400 500
Women’s Rights
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Hodge Podge 100 200 300 400 500
Final Jeopardy
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What is the Meat
Inspection Act?
Federal officials were
required to inspect meat
packing plants under
this:
What is the Pure
Food and Drug
Act?
The meat industry and
medicine industries were
required to list all ingredients
under this. Began the FDA
Plessy v. Ferguson
Sat in the wrong train car; 1/8 black – what
court case?
What is Lochner v. New York
This court case made 8
hr workdays illegal
What is Muller v. Oregon?
Limited women’s
workday – sets a double
standard
What is a muckraker?
This person revealed the
“dirt” or scandals about
an organization.
What is a Progressive?
A forward thinking person
who wanted to improve
American life.
What is a Suffragist?
Someone who supported
the fight for women’s
rights
“Don’t Choke!”
Daily
Double
What is the initiative?
Citizens can suggest and
pass laws
What is recall?
Kick out an elected
official before his term
expires
What is a referendum
Legislators propose and
voters decide on certain
laws.
What are labor unions?
These organizations
worked for better
working conditions,
higher wages, and
shorter work days
Who was Booker T. Washington?
This African American
founded the Tuskegee
Institute and was a
spokesperson for the
rights of blacks.
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
This African American
man created the NAACP.
Who was
“Boss” William Tweed?
During the 1860s and 70s,
this person cheated New
York out of more than $100
million.
Who was Upton Sinclair?
Author of The Jungle
“Don’t Choke!”
Daily
Double
1. Reform big business, not
destroy it
2. Solve social issues
through social science
3. Intervene in people’s
lives
4. Reliance on the authority
of the government
5. Protestant belief in duty
to reform
6. Focus on efficiency in
society
7. Rise of professional
licensing
Who was Nellie Bly?
This reporter exposed
the terrible treatment of
the mentally ill
Who is Thomas Nast?
Political cartoonist who
revealed how corrupt
Boss Tweed was.
Who was Jacob Riis?
He was a photographer
who took photographs of
the city slums.
Who is Alice Paul?
Star of Iron Jawed Angels
– went on a hunger strike
What is the 19th Amendment?
This amendment gave women
the right to vote
According to the map- which
states were the last to grant
women the right to vote?
What are States in the East
& Southeast?
What is Hepburn Act?
Let government set max
prices for RR
Who was Susan B. Anthony?
This was a famous
suffragist (hint--she was
on the one-dollar coin).
Asked for an ERA in the
1860s.
What is the Pure Food & Drug
Act?
Which Act
would have
been passed
after this
cartoon?
What is the Meat Inspection
Act?
Which Act
would
have been
passed
after this
cartoon?
Who is Boss Tweed?
Who is
this?
Established the income tax
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What did the
amendment accomplish?
What are political
“bosses”?
These corrupt
politicians/business leaders
gained power by attending to
the needs of new immigrants.