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THE PROGRESSIVE ERA WEBQUEST Name: __________________________________________ Date: ___________ Period: ____ Directions: Begin by visiting the following website which gives you valuable information about the Progressive Era. PART I: 40 points Be careful to type the following web address exactly as it appears below: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timelin e/progress/progress.html 1. What was the goal of the Progressive Movement? _______________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Now click on the “Conservation in the Progressive Era” link on the right of the screen. (http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timelin e/progress/conserve/conserve.html) 2. Why had Americans developed a “tradition of waste”? ___________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 3. What did President Teddy Roosevelt do in terms of conservation? __________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Now go back to the Progressive era page! Click the “Prohibition” link. 4. Why was there a movement against alcohol? __________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 5. Where was the movement most successful? ____________________________________ 6. What was the 18th amendment? ______________________________________________ Now click the link on the right side of the page that says “Money that was poured out in the gutter.” 7. What is Mac Currie’s primary objection to prohibition? ___________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Click the back button and click on “Only sucker’s work.” 8. What was the bootlegger’s attitude toward Prohibition? __________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. What was the authorities’ attitude toward Prohibition? __________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Now go to: http://www.somers.k12.ct.us/~pgoduti/progressive_erawebq.htm Scroll down to the Women’s Rights movement and click on the Women’s movement timeline or click the link http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline1.html 10. What state was the first to allow women’s suffrage (right to vote)? __________________ 11. Name 3 important women in the fight for women’s suffrage. 1) ____________________________________________________________________ 2) ____________________________________________________________________ 3) ____________________________________________________________________ 12. What US Amendment gave women the right to vote? ___________________________ PART II: Now go to: http://www.ducksters.com/history/us_constitution_amendments.php The 16th, 17th, 18th, & 19th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution were all achieved thanks to the Progressives. Define what each amendment is and then explain why each was important to the progressives and America. Amendment Definition 16th Why Important? 17th 18th 19th PART III: Now go to: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/us30.cfm 13. According to the Boy Scout Handbook, printed in 1910, what was an American boy like a hundred years ago? (That means a boy living in America at about 1810.) _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 14. According to the Boy Scout Handbook, “We have lived to see an unfortunate change.” Describe this change from a boy living in 1810 to one living in 1910. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 15. The Handbook uses the word, “degeneracy” to describe the overall change. Define degeneracy. (You’ll have to use an online dictionary.) ________________________________________________________________________ 16. Is the Boy Scout Handbook describing a positive or negative change? _______________ 17. Do you think an American boy living TODAY is more like the boy from 1810, or 1910? CIRCLE ONE: 1810 1910 18. Using complete sentences, defend your answer: _________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 19. According to the statistics in Cleveland in June of 1913, describe what most kids were doing using ALL THREE categories. ________________________________________________________________________ 20. Find out what “Jackstones” was and describe it. _________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ PART IV: 21. How many days of school did a typical student attend in 1870? _____________________ 22. How many days of school does a typical student attend today? _____________________ 23. Why do you think the number of days has steady increased over the last 150 years? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 24. Describe the changes that took place in the following areas: (i.e. increase, decrease, stay the same) a) Educational expenditures: _________________________________________ b) High school graduation: __________________________________________ c) College enrollment: ______________________________________________ d) Literacy rates: __________________________________________________ 25. What amount was spent PER CHILD (15-19) to educate them in 1860? ______________ 26. In 1994, the state of Pennsylvania, we spend $7,583 PER CHILD. By what percent has this number increased? _____________________________________________________ How many times greater is the spending today? (Circle One) 126 times greater 498 times greater 750 times greater 898 times greater