Progressivism and Reform — Test

Question 1

Which of these was a reason that Roosevelt sued the Northern Securities Company?

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Northern Securities controlled all rail service between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest.

Question 2

What was one way Progressives wanted to regulate railroads?

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by limiting the fees railroads could charge for carrying freight

Question 3

Read the quotation from Booker T. Washington's 1895 Atlanta Compromise Speech. In the great leap from slavery to freedom . . . the masses of us are to live by the production of our hands . . . we shall prosper . . . as we learn to dignify and glorify common labor. According to this quotation, Washington believed that

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hard work had its own kind of dignity.

Question 4

According to this political cartoon, “The Open Road,” who is on the road to liberty, equality, and justice?

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the Progressive Party

Question 5

Which phrase best fits in the blank box?

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wasted government money

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