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THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
Section 4 Quiz
Key Terms and People
Read each of the statements below. If the statement is true, write T. If the statement is false,
write F, and correct the underlined words to make it true.
1. Theodore Roosevelt became President of the United States when William
McKinley was assassinated.
2. President Theodore Roosevelt promoted a program called the Square Deal
to protect the interests of small business owners and the poor.
3. The Pure Food and Drug Act required federal inspection of meatprocessing plants.
4. The work of naturalist John Muir led Congress to establish Yosemite
National Park in 1890.
5. In the 1912 presidential election, Theodore Roosevelt ran as the candidate
of the New Nationalism Party.
6. The Hepburn Act gave the government the authority to set and limit
shipping costs.
Key Concepts
Circle the letter of the correct answer for each item below.
7. Theodore Roosevelt supported powerful corporations that
a. were efficient.
b. did business fairly.
c. controlled railroads.
d. bullied smaller companies.
8. The concept of “rational use” suggested that
a. all wild areas be left untouched.
b. forests be preserved for public use.
c. private companies manage resources.
d. the federal government sell Alaskan lands.
9. The National Reclamation Act directly affected the management of which natural
resource?
a. oil
c. water
b. coal
d. lumber
10. Under President William Howard Taft, the federal government
a. upheld the Standard Oil trust.
b. strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act.
c. brought lawsuits against many corporations.
d. continued Roosevelt’s “rule of reason” policies.
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