Personalities of The Progressive Era

Question 1

Jane Addams

Answer 1

Hulls House Settlement

Question 2

Louis Brandeis

Answer 2

1st Jewish Associate to sit in the United States Supreme Court

Question 3

Reuben Dagenhart

Answer 3

At 14 wanted to work at his fathers cotton mill

Question 4

W.E.B DuBois

Answer 4

A-A Founder of the Niagra Movement

Question 5

Samuel Gompers

Answer 5

Founder of AF of L (American Federation of Labor)

Question 6

Robert M. LaFollette

Answer 6

Fighting Bob

Question 7

John Mitchell

Answer 7

President of United Mine Workers in the Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902

Question 8

Curt Muller

Answer 8

Forced Mrs.Elmer Gotcher to work for more than a 10 hour day

Question 9

Alice Paul

Answer 9

Brought her fight for womans rights to vote to the white house and president Wilson

Question 10

Gifford Pinchot

Answer 10

Advisor to president Roosevelt on matters of conservation

Question 11

Homer Plessy

Answer 11

A-A who wanted to ride on whites only bus

Question 12

Jeanette Rankin

Answer 12

1st woman elected to house of rep

Question 13

Jacob Riis

Answer 13

Photographer (Danish)

Question 14

Upton Sinclair

Answer 14

The Jungle, Muckracker for President Roosevelt

Question 15

Ida Tarbell

Answer 15

Exposed Molopolistic oil company

Question 16

Andrew Volstead

Answer 16

Anti Saloon League became the backbone for the 18th Amendment