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the laissez-faire economic policy allowed people to have businesses without federal or state governments trying to intervene or control. It gave business owners the right to do what they want and make decisions on their own. -
Jacob August Riis used art to show Americans the unlivable living conditions many immigrants had to live in. Immigrants would pay 5 cent to sleep in a very crowded room -
A widespread railroad strike and boycott that caused lots of rail traffic in the Midwest of the United States. As a result, President Grover Cleveland and Congress created a national holiday, Labor Day. -
President Roosevelt pushed Congress to pass both the Pure Food and Drug Act (which ensured that meatpacking plants processed their products in a sanitary manner) and the Meat Inspection Act (which required that the U.S. Department of Agriculture inspect all livestock before slaughter) to help with food safety -
Allows the US government to collect taxes from every american they used it to earn money for programs and projects -
This tragedy created widespread attention to the dangerous sweatshop conditions of factories, and led to a series of laws and regulations created to protect the safety of workers. -
The 17th Amendment, ratified in 1913, mandated the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people instead of through state legislatures.The 17th Amendment marked an important step forward for democracy and responsibility in how the U.S. government works. -
The 18th Amendment established Prohibition in the United States by banning the manufacture sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages. The US thought this would fix family and society problems. Reduce violence and health problems -
The 19th amendment was the first step to equal rights for all. Mostly women benefited from it. Women got to vote and contribute more to the governing. -
Laws were created to keep kids in school and out of factories. Many kids were getting hurt and killed working adult jobs.