Question
What was accomplished during the Progressive Era (1901 - 1929). (U8.6) TEKS - 5(A-C)
(4 points)
Responses
Constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote
Constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote
Ending slavery and free all people held as property
Ending slavery and free all people held as property
Railroads were granted access to lands previously held by Native American tribes
Railroads were granted access to lands previously held by Native American tribes
Programs to break up trusts and restore American economic competition
Programs to break up trusts and restore American economic competition
The idea that the government should take the lead in protecting human welfare and property rights.
The idea that the government should take the lead in protecting human welfare and property rights.
The passage of child labor laws and social welfare assistance
(4 points)
Responses
Constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote
Constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote
Ending slavery and free all people held as property
Ending slavery and free all people held as property
Railroads were granted access to lands previously held by Native American tribes
Railroads were granted access to lands previously held by Native American tribes
Programs to break up trusts and restore American economic competition
Programs to break up trusts and restore American economic competition
The idea that the government should take the lead in protecting human welfare and property rights.
The idea that the government should take the lead in protecting human welfare and property rights.
The passage of child labor laws and social welfare assistance
Answers
GPT-5 mini
Choose the four that were accomplished during the Progressive Era:
1. Constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote — Yes. (19th Amendment, 1920.)
2. Programs to break up trusts and restore American economic competition — Yes. (Trust‑busting under Roosevelt, Taft; antitrust enforcement.)
3. The idea that the government should take the lead in protecting human welfare and property rights — Yes. (Progressive belief led to reforms and regulation of business.)
4. The passage of child labor laws and social welfare assistance — Yes. (State and federal reforms limited child labor and expanded social protections.)
Not correct for the Progressive Era:
- Ending slavery and freeing all people held as property — No; that was accomplished after the Civil War (13th Amendment, 1865).
- Railroads were granted access to lands previously held by Native American tribes — No; railroad expansion and forced Native dispossession were 19th‑century events, not Progressive Era accomplishments.
1. Constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote — Yes. (19th Amendment, 1920.)
2. Programs to break up trusts and restore American economic competition — Yes. (Trust‑busting under Roosevelt, Taft; antitrust enforcement.)
3. The idea that the government should take the lead in protecting human welfare and property rights — Yes. (Progressive belief led to reforms and regulation of business.)
4. The passage of child labor laws and social welfare assistance — Yes. (State and federal reforms limited child labor and expanded social protections.)
Not correct for the Progressive Era:
- Ending slavery and freeing all people held as property — No; that was accomplished after the Civil War (13th Amendment, 1865).
- Railroads were granted access to lands previously held by Native American tribes — No; railroad expansion and forced Native dispossession were 19th‑century events, not Progressive Era accomplishments.