The Progressive Era and Social Reform Quiz

Test your knowledge on Progressivism with questions about suffrage, labor rights, reforms, and influential figures. Learn about key activists and legislation.

#1

Who was a prominent leader of the women's suffrage movement during the Progressive Era?

Susan B. Anthony
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Ford
3 answered
#2

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote?

15th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
21st Amendment
3 answered
#3

What was the main goal of the temperance movement during the Progressive Era?

To promote immigration reform
To advocate for women's suffrage
To campaign against the consumption of alcohol
To support workers' rights
2 answered
#4

Who was the first female member of the United States Congress, elected during the Progressive Era?

Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Frances Perkins
Jeannette Rankin
Alice Paul
2 answered
#5

Which organization was founded by Margaret Sanger to promote birth control and reproductive rights during the Progressive Era?

American Red Cross
Planned Parenthood
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
3 answered
#6

Who was a leader in the fight for child labor laws and established the National Child Labor Committee during the Progressive Era?

Florence Kelley
Carrie Chapman Catt
Ida B. Wells
Margaret Sanger
2 answered
#7

Who was a key leader in the fight against lynching and racial violence during the Progressive Era, co-founding the NAACP?

Ida B. Wells
Mary Church Terrell
Sojourner Truth
Anna Julia Cooper
#8

Which Progressive Era reformer was known for her work in improving education and establishing kindergarten in the United States?

Florence Kelley
Frances Willard
Emma Goldman
Margaret Haley
#9

Who was a prominent African American educator, author, and advisor to presidents during the Progressive Era, emphasizing vocational education for Black youth?

Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. Du Bois
Marcus Garvey
Frederick Douglass
#10

What was the primary goal of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) when it was founded during the Progressive Era?

To promote women's suffrage
To advocate for civil rights for African Americans
To campaign against child labor
To establish workplace safety regulations
#11

Who wrote the influential book 'The Jungle,' which exposed the unsanitary conditions of the meatpacking industry?

Upton Sinclair
Mark Twain
F. Scott Fitzgerald
John Steinbeck
2 answered
#12

Which organization was founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr to provide social services to immigrants and the urban poor?

Hull House
Red Cross
NAACP
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
2 answered
#13

Which legislation passed during the Progressive Era aimed to regulate big businesses and prevent monopolies?

Pure Food and Drug Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Social Security Act
Homestead Act
2 answered
#14

Who was a prominent labor leader and advocate for workers' rights during the Progressive Era, founding the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?

Eugene V. Debs
Samuel Gompers
Mother Jones
John L. Lewis
2 answered
#15

Which event, occurring in 1911, led to increased calls for workplace safety regulations during the Progressive Era?

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
Haymarket affair
Pullman Strike
Homestead Strike
3 answered
#16

Who was a leading figure in the conservation movement during the Progressive Era and served as President Theodore Roosevelt's chief forester?

John Muir
Gifford Pinchot
Rachel Carson
Aldo Leopold
1 answered
#17

What was the purpose of the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act, passed during the Progressive Era?

To establish women's suffrage
To regulate monopolies
To ban child labor
To improve workplace safety
#18

Who was a prominent journalist and muckraker who wrote 'How the Other Half Lives,' exposing poverty and social injustice in New York City during the Progressive Era?

Lincoln Steffens
Ida Tarbell
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
#19

Which Progressive Era reformer was known for her advocacy for birth control and women's reproductive rights, founding the Birth Control League?

Alice Paul
Margaret Sanger
Frances Perkins
Jane Addams
#20

What was the purpose of the Clayton Antitrust Act, passed during the Progressive Era?

To regulate child labor
To promote women's suffrage
To strengthen antitrust laws and prevent monopolies
To establish workplace safety regulations
#21

Who was a key figure in the fight for African American civil rights during the Progressive Era and co-founded the NAACP?

Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. Du Bois
Frederick Douglass
Marcus Garvey
2 answered
#22

Which Progressive Era reformer focused on improving urban living conditions and was known for the 'City Beautiful' movement?

Jacob Riis
Jane Addams
Frederick Law Olmsted
Daniel Burnham
2 answered
#23

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified during the Progressive Era, established the federal income tax?

16th Amendment
17th Amendment
20th Amendment
22nd Amendment
2 answered
#24

Which Progressive Era reformer was a leading advocate for women's suffrage and founded the National American Woman Suffrage Association?

Susan B. Anthony
Carrie Chapman Catt
Lucretia Mott
Lucy Stone
2 answered
#25

Who was a key leader in the conservation movement during the Progressive Era, advocating for the establishment of national parks and forests?

John Muir
Gifford Pinchot
Aldo Leopold
Theodore Roosevelt
1 answered

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