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Study Guide - Progressive Era- Section Five
Governor
Woodrow Wilson, 1911-1913
1. What was the relationship between local property taxes and the railroads?
2. Why did Lincoln Steffens call New Jersey "a traitor state"?
3. Describe Woodrow Wilson's view of government as a progressive Democrat governor of New Jersey.
4. Why was Jersey City an ideal location for a social settlement house?
5. What events led to the 1913 Paterson Strike? Why is it so famous in labor union history?
6. How did New Jersey and the nation respond to the Black Tom explosion
7. What arguments were there in New Jersey regarding women having the right to vote?
8. How did New Jersey respond to the passage of the Volstead Act?