Question

Which of the following was among a primary goal of the progressive movement?

A. Progressives hoped to reform the federal banking system.
B. Progressives sought to bring safety measures to the increasingly industrial workplace.
C. Progressives urged a strict separation of church and state.
D. Progressives worked toward a stronger role for women in the political arena.

Answer 1

You could say that of the goals here, the most correct one would be
A. Progressives hoped to reform the federal banking system.

They wanted to reform the economy to make the people less controlled by trusts and banks. They made a bunch of anti-trust and anti-monopoly laws and eventually reformed the banking system by establishing the Federal Reserve System.