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11th
grade
STAAR US History Questions: Progressive Era (Updated)
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- 1. Multiple Choice
These lyrics are representative of a movement that culminated in a constitutional amendment during the —
Harlem Renaissance
New Deal
Reconstruction Era
Progressive Era
- 2. Multiple Choice
What was a result of the social problems presented in this 1917 political cartoon?
Government leaders introduced health-care reform laws.
Lobbyists focused attention on the power of corporate monopolies.
Women worked to improve conditions in tenement houses.
Progressives worked to ratify a prohibition amendment.
- 3. Multiple Choice
How did the ideas presented in this address affect the early Civil Rights movement in the United States?
By encouraging African Americans to achieve equality through vocational education.
By directly supporting Marcus Garvey’s Black Star Steamship Line.
By encouraging African Americans to accept Jim Crow laws.
By forming the basis for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was the most likely topic of discussion between these men?
Limiting the power of major railroad companies.
Creating alternative maritime shipping routes.
Designating additional land as national parks.
Reducing the influence of environmental lobbyists.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was the primary result of this legislation?
States instituted their own environmental regulations.
Settlement on lands with fragile ecosystems was prohibited.
Monopolies seized control of natural resources.
National parks were created as a way to manage land resources.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was the most likely result of the publication of images such as this 1906 political cartoon?
The government passed the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Private companies refused to import foreign foods.
The government passed the Pure Food and Drug Act.
Labor unions protested unsafe working conditions.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was implemented in 1913 to solve these problems?
Each state held party conventions in order to select senators.
A national referendum was held to standardize the procedures for selecting senators.
Open primaries were used to limit the choices of senators who could be confirmed by state legislatures.
A constitutional amendment was ratified that required senators to be elected directly by popular vote.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Progressive goal to implement women’s suffrage was accomplished by —
A national referendum.
An executive order.
A Supreme Court decision.
A constitutional amendment.
- 9. Multiple Choice
This model was evident in the United States through the works of —
Frances Willard and her support of the temperance movement.
A. Philip Randolph and his protests during World War II.
Jane Addams and her programs for new immigrants.
Eugene V. Debs and his establishment of the American Railway Union.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is one way the Progressive Era reform outlined in this diagram has affected U.S. politics?
More women have been elected to Congress.
Citizens have a more direct influence on lawmaking.
Corrupt officials can be removed from office.
Primary elections are prohibited in several states.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906?
To protect consumers by regulating the food and drug industry.
To lower the cost of essential foods and drugs for consumers.
To prevent shortages by regulating the supply of food and drugs.
To reduce production costs for food and drug manufacturers.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which caption best replaces the question mark in this photograph?
Abolish the Poll Tax and the Literacy Test
Demand the Direct Election of Senators
Come in and Learn Why Women Ought to Vote
Lower the Voting Age for Women to Eighteen
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which reason contributed to the trend shown in this table?
The number of factories using assembly lines decreased.
A progressive movement worked to stop the use of child labor.
A political movement worked to lower taxes for businesses.
The number of people joining labor unions decreased.
- 14. Multiple Choice
How did the concerns depicted in this cartoon affect the food industry?
The food industry increased the cost of products in order to pay for chemical additives.
The federal government regulated the food industry in order to protect the health of the public.
The food industry imported more goods from Europe in order to offer customers more choices.
The federal government passed antitrust legislation in order to increase competition in the food industry.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which U.S. government action is MOST CLOSELY based on this idea?
The federal government passes laws to protect individual liberties.
The Supreme Court votes to approve the appointment of presidential cabinet members.
The Electoral College votes to approve the winner of congressional elections.
The federal government passes laws to regulate businesses.
- 16. Multiple Choice
How were these rights formally obtained?
By granting citizenship to immigrants.
By passing antitrust legislation.
By ratifying constitutional amendments.
By engaging in an international conflict.
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