The reforms of the early 1900's were called "progressive because" a) they represented the work of a single person b) they represented unpopular, unwanted changes c) they represented a return to traditions of the past d) they represented forward thinking about political changes

The answer is  D. they represented forward thinking about political changes.

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D) they represented forward thinking about political changes

Explanation:

Americans believed that intellect, rightly informed by science, could foster societal improvement. This intellectual justification for social reform would become one of the pillars of the “progressive” movement that would transform urban America during the late nineteenth century and after.

d. william mckinley's southern upbringing him win.

the passage of a strict fugitive slave law