Lesson 8: The Progressive Era Discussion & Quiz

• How does the shift in population from rural to urban areas impact citizens, government, and business?
• Who were the Progressives, and what methods did they use to address the changes taking place in American society?
• What new types of legislation and new types of organizations attempted to address the problems of this industrial society?
How did McKinley’s, T. Roosevelt’s, Taft’s, and Wilson’s views differ in terms of foreign intervention?
• What factors drove U.S. overseas expansion in the late nineteenth century?
• What were the arguments for and against overseas expansion, and who were some figures that represented each view?

• Social progressive reform (settlement houses, Jane Addams,
Florence Kelley, muckrakers, Margaret Sanger)
• Political Progressive reform (Seventeenth Amendment,
referendum, recall, initiative, Governor Robert LaFollette,
Wisconsin Idea, Nineteenth Amendment)
• Economic Progressive Reform (Clayton Anti-Trust Act,
Meat Inspection Act, Pure Food and Drug Act, Federal
Reserve System, Sixteenth Amendment)
• Environmental Progressive Reform (Gifford Pinchot and
Conservationism, John Muir and Sierra Club, creation of
National Park System)

HS.SS.3A - 3A. Evaluate how historical events and developments were shaped by unique circumstances of time and place as well as broader historical contexts.

HS.SS.3B - 3B. Analyze how historical contexts and enduring themes shaped and continue to shape people’s perspectives.

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Students will demonstrate knowledge of the Progressive Era through discussion.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of key terms through a vocabulary quiz.

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Students will be given a note taking outline

Teacher will discuss concepts with class.

Students will take a quiz on key terms and submit notes.

Chapter 18 Outline

Chapter 18 Quiz