Which of the Following Convinced Many Progressives That President William

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which of the following convinced many Progressives that President William Howard Taft had abandoned Roosevelt's progressive agenda?

• A) Taft drastically slowed the rate of antitrust prosecutions.
• B) Taft announced his opposition to the direct election of United States senators.
• C) Taft reduced the regulatory powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
• D) Taft signed legislation that maintained what many Progressives believed to be excessively high tariff rates.

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