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What did progressives fight for

Changes in social conditions

Is the US currency backed by gold

Yes, as well as silver and the governments promise to pay.

I would say no because it is not redeemable in silver or gold. To be backed by silver or gold would mean that you could cash it in for gold. This is why the value of our money has gone down because it is not backed by anything other than the government behind it. Since our government is Trillions in debt they can not guarantee the currency at all.

What best describes the great migration

African Americans went to Northern cities for better opportunities.

What was one goal of the populist party

A lower number of immigrants allowed into the United States

Getting a graduated income tax

What was a Progressive goal

Healthier citizens

Making city governments better

reforming city governments

Why was the crop lien system bad for merchants

. If they could not collect what they were owed, they went out of business.

What was the one drop rule

If you had a black ancestors, you were considered black, regardless of your actual color.

What was true of Northern cities

Segregation was practiced even where it was not the law.

What was an argument made by progressives against child labor

it hurt society for the children to not attend school.

What was true about child laborers

They were much more likely than adults to be injured.

How did railroad agents try and stop farmers from organizing

By sending spies to farmers' meetings who then added unreasonable statements to resolutions and spoke in favor of the railroads

What was the goal of president wilsons new freedom policies

To increase fairness in the economy

Both Ida B.Wells and Marcus Garvey supported the position that

both ida b. wells and marcus garvey supported the position that

How did farmers' alliances help poor farmers to keep their farms

Sharecropping

In The Shame of the Cities Lincoln Steffens argued that people needed to

In the shame of the cities, Lincoln Steffens argued that people needed to care about the common good even if they were doing well personally.

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