Progressive Era

1. Upton Sinclair wrote a book called "The ____________," which described the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking plants.
8. A populist leader who tried 3 times to become President and was made famous by his Cross of Gold Speech.
10. Founded settlement houses to help immigrants assimilate
11. This law required the government to hire officials based on experience and test scores.
13. Susan B. __________________ fought for women's suffrage
14. The 17th Amendment allowed state citizens to directly elect ______________ from their state.
16. Progressive President Theodore Roosevelt passed the ______________ Deal to protect consumer health
17. This movement was determined to bring down large corporations and help the common workers.
20. Illegal, underground bars that still served alcohol after the Prohibition Amendment was passed.
21. A person who tries to expose corruption or wrong doing.
22. The _________________ amendment repealed the eighteenth amendment and made alcohol legal once again.
23. The __________________ Falls Convention was the first women's rights meeting

2. The __________________ amendment was ratified in 1920 and granted women the right to vote.
3. This law was established to reduce child labor
4. A ______________________ allowed citizens to request a bill be placed on the ballot.
5. Political parties not associated with Republicans or Democrats are known as ________________.
6. Was an all-purpose community center for poor people living in big cities.
7. The Graduated ________________ Tax took a higher percentage tax from the income of the wealthy.
9. This organization was devoted to securing African-American rights.
12. The movement to ban alcohol.
15. A literary movement that wanted to accurately tell the story of life in detail.
16. The right to vote is called _______________.
18. The __________________ amendment prohibited the consumption and sale of alcohol.
19. A leading realist author who wrote The Gilded Age, Tom Sawyer, and Huckleberry Finn.