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POSITIVELY PROGRESSIVE WEBQUEST: Building Background
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/teachers/modules/progressivism/index.cfm
Read the Introduction then scroll down to “Background” to answer questions #1 and #2.
1. Progressives sought to make reforms in what four areas?
a.
b.
c.
d.
2. List 3 specific examples of the reforms Progressives wanted. (IN YOUR OWN WORDS)
POLITICAL
http://multimedia.mtlsd.org/Play.asp?4694629659398!3
View the three minute video and answer the following questions:
3. What is the name given to journalists who expose corruption and poor living conditions? Why?
4. What issues did the following muckrakers expose?
Upton Sinclair:
Ida Tarbell:
Jacob Riis:
Lincoln Steffens:
5. How did city (local) governments change their form of government? What were they trying to
eliminate?
6. Who is Robert LaFollette
7. Explain the following election reforms:
Secret Ballot:
Initiative:
Recall:
Direct Primary:
8. Why did people feel the need to make the above changes to government? What were they trying to
gain?
9. Complete the chart below:
AMENDMENT
Amendments to the US Constitution
WHY IT’S CONSIDERED
“PROGRESSIVE”
DEFINITION
17th
18th
19th
SOCIAL AND MORAL
10. INNER-CITY SLUMS
WEBSITE
Jacob Riis Photographs
PROBLEM
SOLUTION(S)
Based on the pictures, list at least 4
specific conditions in tenements:
Describe the ways the Tenement
House Act of 1867 AND 1901
improves living?
What was life like for the immigrant
family? Provide a detailed
explanation of issues they faced at
work and at home.
Describe the impact of Hull House –
services it provided, people it
assisted, etc.
The Tenement Act of 1901
Scroll down to “Calls for Reform” and
“How the Other Half Lives”
11. IMMIGRANTS
Immigration – Read through 38. From
the Countryside to the Cities, 38b. The
Underside of Urban Life and 38c. The
Rush of Immigrants
Jane Addams – Hull House
12. LIFE IN THE FACTORIES
Triangle Factory Fire
Be sure to listen to/ read about one of
the interviews from a survivor!
Describe what occurred at the
Triangle Factory
What changes were made as a result
of the Triangle Fire?
Summarize the interview you heard
or read about from a survivor.
What is the purpose of Labor Day?
Labor Reform: Labor Day
13. CHILD LABOR
Child Labor in America – Scroll through
the pictures to see where children
worked
What kind of jobs were children
expected to do?
Florence Kelley pushed for the
Illinois Factory Act (1893). What
does it say?
Child Labor
Describe the contributions of Grace
Abbott.
Child Labor: Grace Abbott
14. ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
http://www.wctu.org/earlyhistory.html
What group pushed for prohibition?
What is the purpose of Prohibition?
Prohibition read & view video
Problems Caused by Drinking—
Was it successful? Why/why not?
Prohibition – 18th Amendment
15. RACISM
Racism in the 19th century
Problems faced by African
Americans -
Describe the contributions of the
following:
Ida B. Wells
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
What is the NAACP?
ECONOMICS
16.BIG BUSINESSES
Roosevelt and Big Business
What economic problems faced
the U.S.?
What were the basic ideas of the
Square Deal
Which trusts did T. Roosevelt
want to bust? Why?
Was he successful?
17. PLEASE TYPE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON A SEPARATE SHEET
OF PAPER AND IN PARAGRAPH FORM.
(Paragraphs should be at least five (5) sentences long with a topic sentence & plenty of details!)
A. In your opinion, what was the “worst” problem of the Progressive Era? Was it
successfully “fixed?” Why or why not?
B. Which movement of the Progressive Era had the most positive, lasting impact on
society to this day? What evidence exists in today’s society to support your opinion?
For additional information, check out your textbook, Chapter 17, sections 1 and 2.