10.
what did progressives hope to achieve with political reforms?
o improved living conditions for the urban poor
better working conditions in factories and mines
o independent and educated voters
efficient and effective government

The correct answer is: efficient and effective government

Explanation:

Progressive Era refers to social and political reforms in the United States in the 1920s. Their main objective was to remove many obstacles on the way of Industrialization, Urbanization, and Immigration, by introducing new concepts and theories like socialism, mercantilism, capitalism, etc.  

Progressives fought against modernization, large corporations, and corruption. Therefore, they wanted to establish an effective government, by requiring full commands over public affairs and a stable administration.  

They also fought for the expansion of democratic rights and regulation of businesses, by breaking trust and monopolies to motivate competition in the marketplace.

(d) rivers.

explanation:

civilizations developed around rivers because their waters provided places to hunt and fish. also, as the rivers flooded, the lands around them became fertile. this allowed them to support farming. this is especially true of the nile river, which flooded the same time each year.