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QuizMultiple Choice

Reform and the Progressive Era — Test

Question 7 • US History Studies Since 1877

Two of Theodore Roosevelt’s major successes in protecting consumers were

Answer
A
the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.
B
the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the Interstate Commerce Act.
C
the National Child Labor Act and the Newlands Reclamation Act.
D
the Elkins Act and the Hepburn Act.

Explanation

The Meat Inspection Act of 1906 required federal inspection of meat, while the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 helped prevent the sale of unsafe or mislabeled foods and medicines. Together, these laws directly protected consumers, so the correct choice is “the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.”

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