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9th Grade English – Teacher: Jose Santos
Name________Carlos ManuelTejeda___________________Date__________________________


I. Fill in the blanks with the word/s that best fit the statement. (10pts.)




1. Progressivism_ was the name of a movement that emerged in response to some challenging socialproblems that affected Americans of the late 1800’s.

2. _Square Deal____ was an act that was passed to prevent monopolies from abusing little businesses, and that Progressives complained sayingit was inadequate and ineffective doing so.

3. ___Muckrakers_____________ were a group of investigative and socially conscious journalists that were fascinated with the ugliest side of things.4. __Jacob Riis__ was a photographer for the New York Evening Sun, and extremely influential during his time.

5. Middle class___ was the major social class that made up the Progressives.II. Write T or F if the following statements are true or false. (10pts.)




1. Progressive Movement allowed women to fight for their rights and claim for better working and livingconditions.__true____

2. The 14th Amendment stated that the right to vote “shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex” ___false___

3. Ida B. Wells gained fame for her campaign againstthe lynching of African Americans. _False_

4. Americanization was a series of programs that taught immigrants how to be Americans, that means they taught them English, how to dress casual likewhite middle –class. True

5. Booker T. Washington believed that Africans Americans had to achieve economic independence before civil rights. True

III. Explain (10pts.)




1.Temperance Movement

This movement was made to eradicate alcohol. The economy was really bad and people where wasting money in alcohol, the government even tried to eliminate the creation of...