1. 6 Weeks Test Review
US History

2. Theodore Roosevelt
He broke up bad trusts and monopolies because it would increase business competition.
He believed that an important goal of the government was to protect the environment.

3. Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells was a muckraker who exposed the brutality of lynching (hanging).

4. Progressive Era Presidents in Chronological Order
Teddy Roosevelt
Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson

5. Progressive Era Characteristics
Distinctive features of reforms
A set of historical events that changed society
Economic activity that is important in the time period

6. Voting Rights for Women
Women used the following methods to gain suffrage (right to vote):
Public Protests
The passing of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution

7. 17th Amendment
The 17th amendment gave the individual voter more political power because it allowed the direct election of the US Senator's by popular vote.

8. Industrialization
Industrialization can be characterized by the following:
Steam and electricity replacing people doing the work
The Bessemer Process to create Steel at a faster rate

9. Upton Sinclair
He wrote “The Jungle” which made the people push the government to pass the Pure Food and Drug Act, which forced government regulation of the inspection of food products.

10. Citizen Involvement in the Election Process
There were many political reforms that happened during the Progressive Era that helped citizens become more involved in the election process.
Some of those reforms include:
The 17th Amendment
The 19th Amendment
Direct Party Primaries

11. Defining the Progressive Era
The progressive era can be defined as a period where the US was changing the ideas about how the US Government functions.

12. Patriotism & Responsibility
During the Progressive era Americans showed their patriotism and responsibility towards their country by doing the following:
Voting in elections at all levels
Being active in political debates
Writing to representatives in Congress

13. National Women’s Party
The National Women’s Party worked to help end gender discrimination.

14. National Parks Systems
Teddy Roosevelt allowed the government to do projects that allowed the government to manage wildlife and protect it from Urban (city) expansion.

15. Political Reforms
Initiative, Referendum and Recall resulted in the government responding to the needs of the voters more readily/ efficiently.

16. Jane Addams Contributions
Pioneer of social work
Founded a settlement house in Chicago
Worked mostly with immigrants, women and children

17. Business Practices
Business practices were regulated in order to benefit public interest, which is why it passed the Pure Food and Drug Act, the Federal Trade Commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission.

18. Federal Reserve Act
The Federal Reserve Act was in charge of regulating the monetary policy of the United States.

19. 3rd Parties
Split the original 2 parties voters in resulting in a victory of the party who was not split in half.

20. Frances Willard
Worked towards the temperance (ending of alcohol, aka prohibition) movement.

21. W.E.B. DuBois
He founded the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

22. Open Ended
Be able to answer questions on the political, social and economic characteristics of the Progressive Era.