Which of the following best describes progressives in the 1800s?
progressives wanted things to stay the same.
progressives pressured the government to change.
progressives supported changes in farming practices.
progressives called for decreased taxes.

The correct answer is: "Progressives pressured the government to change."

The accumumlation of vast fortunes by the industrial leaders and the corruptions scandals which have arosen in public organisms, gave rise to the emergence of the Progressive movement in the US. It took place between the 1880s and the 1920s.

The aim of the movement was to eliminate negative consequences of the industrialization process in the US. First of all, monopolies were targeted. Monopolies enriched their owners by preventing competition and they were harmful for consumers because these were forced to buy worse quality products at higher prices. This is the origin of antitrust regulations and of the interference of public powers in the regulation of private businesses that started during the Progressive era.

Also, important magazines and newspapers, due to the work of a generation of journalists, known as muckrackers, used their contents to denounce unfair business and corruptive practices. Popular opinion quickly positioned itself against that situations and the goverment was forced to internvene and combat them.

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