What Were Two of the More Important Reforms of the Progressive

question 22

Multiple Choice

What were two of the more important reforms of the Progressive Era?

• A) the "coal brigade" and the provision of civil war pensions
• B) patronage and the provision of national pensions
• C) the Australian ballot and primary elections
• D) the poll tax and the spoils system

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