Progressive Era Word Scramble
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Term/Event | Definition |
Progressivism | A series of responses to problems in American society that had emerged from the growth of industry |
Muckrakers | Journalists who exposed abuses and corruption in society |
Initiative permits | Allowed citizens to introduce legislation to be voted in if they collected enough signatures |
Referendums | Allowed citizens to vote on proposed laws directly |
17th Amendment | Allowed voters to directly elect senators for Congress |
Suffrage | The right to vote |
Elizabeth Cady Stanton | Convinced women that it was their right and it was their priority to fight for suffrage |
19th Amendment | Allowed women to vote |
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