Which statement about the progressive movement is correct?
A) Progressives wanted to restrain big business and protect the economically vulnerable.
B) Most progressives rejected the capitalist system, preferring a system based on cooperation for the good of the whole community.
C) Like the earlier populist movement, the progressive movement was primarily agrarian-based.
D) Progressives respected civil liberties so highly that they rejected any legislation that dealt with people's personal morals such as their sexual activities, drinking, and choice of entertainment.
E) Progressives tended to prefer the laissez-faire principles of William Graham Sumner.

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Progressives aimed to address the issues of their time by regulating big business to prevent abuses and by implementing reforms to protect workers, consumers, and the economically vulnerable. They did not generally reject capitalism or prefer laissez-faire economics, nor were they primarily agrarian-based or focused on avoiding legislation that impacted personal morals.

Which Statement About the Progressive Movement Is Correct