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

Progressives pressured the government to change.

Explanation:

The Progressive Era in American history (1890-1920) was marked by social activism for better government intervention in education, health care and legislation that would protect consumers.

Progressives rejected the idea of social Darwinism (the belief that one's social standing was determined by birth, cultural and family preconditioning) and they believed that with proper education, health care, public services and laws, anyone could make it and have a good future. So they pressured the government to change.

As explained above, it goes without saying that they didn't want things to stay the same. Regarding farming practices - they weren't that concerned about farming and agriculture. They wanted to tackle issues related to urbanization. Last but not least, they didn't call for decreased taxes - they advocated for imposing income taxes.

Representative personalities of the movement : Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson

a

explanation:

your answer would be (b)