APUSH Unit 7 - Progressive Era

Question 1

How many years was the Progressive Era?

Answer 1

30 (1890-1920)

Question 2

Reform

Answer 2

To make changes in order to improve it.

Question 3

16th Amendment

Answer 3

Grants congress the authority to issue and income tax no matter the population.

Question 4

17th Amendment

Answer 4

Allows voters to directly vote for U.S. Senators.

Question 5

18th Amendment

Answer 5

Established the prohibition of alcohol in the U.S.

Question 6

19th Amendment

Answer 6

Granted the women’s right to vote.

Question 7

Boston Marriages

Answer 7

Emotional relationships between women who made their lives with each other in a very public way at the turn of the 19th Century.

Question 8

Who were the 3 presidents during the Progressive Era into WW1

Answer 8

1. Teddy Roosevelt (1901-1909)
2. William Howard Taft (1909-1903)
3. Woodrow Wilson (1914-1921)

Question 9

Who created the “Square Deal” and what was it?

Answer 9

Theodore Roosevelt; it gave everyone the opportunity to thrive in society.

Question 10

who made the Mann Elkins Act; what was it?

Answer 10

William Howard Taft; it gave interstate commerce commission the power to suspend new railroad rates and oversee the telephone, telegraph, and cable companies.

Question 11

Who created the Federal Reserve; what was it?

Answer 11

Woodrow Wilson; It was national banking systems with 12 district banks supervised by a Federal Reserve.