AS2Name:______

Reading 11-1: The Origins of Progressivism (pp. 382-387)

Define key terms and concepts.

Progressive Era / muckraker / injunction

The Progressive Era: As you read, complete the table below.

Roots of Reform


 / Goals/Beliefs



 / Key Writers




 / Key Leaders/Groups








Effects of Progressive Reformers and Progressive Groups:

Progressives / Effect
Henry
George
Edward
Bellamy
muckrakers
(Upton Sinclair)
National Con-
sumers’ League

Focus/Review Questions.

•What were the key goals of the Progressives?

•How did the ideas of progressive writers help to inspire new reform movements?

•What reform organizations and what women reformers took up Progressive causes?

•Why did Progressive reforms meet with resistance?

Reading 11-2: Progressive Legislation (pp. 388-389)

Define key terms and concepts.

social welfare program / referendum
municipal / holding company

More Power to Voters: Describe the effect of each of the following reforms.

home rule / initiative
direct primary / recall

Progressive Reform: As you read, place the reforms below in the correct level of government column. Some reforms may be used more than once.

fighting government corruption
unemployment benefits
public takeover of utilities
workplace/labor reform
antitrust regulation / home rule
ending child labor
railroad regulation
income tax
social security
prohibition / commission & council manager government
direct primary, initiative, referendum, recall
popular election of senators
food and drug regulation
environmental protection
Municipal Government / State Government / Federal Government




 / 







 / 








Focus/Review Questions.

•How did Progressives wish to expand the role of government?

•Give examples of social welfare programs at the municipal and state levels?

•What federal reforms did Theodore Roosevelt champion as President?

AS2Name:______

Reading 11-3: Progressivism Under Taft & Wilson (pp. 396-402)

Define key terms and concepts.

conservationist / New Nationalism / Bull Moose Party

Taft’s Progressivism vs. Wilson’s Progressivism: As you read, complete the Venn diagram.

Taft’s PoliciesWilson’s Policies

 protective tariff—  tariff reduction—

 trust busting—

 FTC—

 angered conservationists—

 public land preservation

 the Fed—

 “old guard”---  16th Amend—

 farm loan board—

 child labor law—

Reform Acts & Agencies: What reforms resulted from the following?

Clayton Antitrust Act
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Reserve System

Focus/Review Questions.

•What political conflicts marked the presidency of William Howard Taft?

•Who were the contenders in the Election of 1912, and what was the outcome?

•In what ways were the achievements of progressivism limited?

AS2Name:______

Reading 11-4: Suffrage at Last (pp. 403-407)

Define key terms and concepts.

civil disobedience / National American Woman Suf-frage Assoc. (NAWSA) / Congressional Union (CU)

Anthony & Stanton: Preparing the Way— In what ways were Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton a “bridge” to the twentieth century suffrage effort?

Suffragists / Efforts & Strategies
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth C. Stanton / founded American Equal Rights Association



Women’s Suffrage — Individuals, Organizations & Strategies : Complete the table.

Individuals / Organizations / Strategies
Lucretia Mott


 / NAWSA



 / Seeking state-by-state passage of legislation




The NAWSA vs. The CU: How did each organization differ in their tactics?

National Am. Woman Suffrage Assoc.Congressional Union

 Woman’s 

suffrage

 organizations 

 

Focus/Review Questions.

•How did the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment come about?

•Why did the battle for women’s suffrage take so long?