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    The document discusses the Progressive Era in the United States around the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It covers topics like Progressivism, muckrakers like Lincoln Steffens and Jacob Riis, reformers like Jane Addams, and Progressive reforms to government including initiatives, referendums and recalls. The document also discusses issues that Progressives aimed to address like problems in cities, factories and political corruption.

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    Lesson 4.1 Progressives Drive Reform Name________________________________________Per.

    __________

    Key Terms
    Progressivism
    muckraker
    Lincoln Steffens
    Jacob Riis
    Upton Sinclair
    Social Gospel
    settlement house
    Jane Addams
    direct primary
    initiative
    referendum
    recall
    Seventeenth Amendment

    The Progressive Era Begins: Text p156-8

    1. Summarize: What problems did the Progressives see with life in the 1890s? How did they
    approach these problems?

    The Impact of Muckrakers: Text p158-9

    2. Draw Inferences: Which of the following do you think was more effective in informing the public
    of the bad conditions in the inner cities and factories: the muckraker essays by Lincoln Steffens or
    the photographs by Jacob Riis? Explain.

    Reformers Impact Society: Text p159-61

    3. Draw Conclusions: Why do you think that many social workers in the late 1880s were college-
    educated, middle-class women?
    4. Cite Evidence: What role did Christianity play in the Progressive movement? Cite evidence for
    your answer.

    5. Summarize: Describe the changes to children’s education that were promoted during the
    Progressive Era. Include the differing views on what should be taught in schools.

    6. Draw Inferences: What issues with factories did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire bring to
    light? Explain.

    Progressive Reforms Impact Government: Text p.162-3

    7. Identify Cause and Effect: Why did Galveston, Texas replace its city government with a
    commission? What were the effects of the commission government?

    8. Paraphrase: Explain in your own words why some people opposed direct election of senators, a
    reform that was passed in the Seventeenth Amendment.

    Assessment:

    9. Draw Conclusion: How did the muckrakers influence efforts to enact social reform?

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