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Illustrated Progressive Timeline

By Aman97
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    Progressive Era

  • National Reclamation Act

    National Reclamation Act

    Federal law that funded western irrigation (conservation)
  • National Wildlife Refuge System

    National Wildlife Refuge System

    Protected areas of the U.S. for growing populations (conservation)
  • Elkins Act

    Elkins Act

    Allowed ICC to impose fines on railroad companies (monopolies)
  • Forest Service

    Forest Service

    Branch of agriculture-Roosevelt's idea to preserve the nation's forest (conservation)
  • Hepburn Act

    Hepburn Act

    Law that gave the ICC the power to set max railroad rates and extend power (labor problems)
  • Meat Inspection Act

    Meat Inspection Act

    Congress act that banned treated and and spoiled meat to be sold and it enforced sanitary slaughtering (consumer)
  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    Pure Food and Drug Act

    Roosevelt's act to prevent creation and selling of dangerous foods, drugs, medicines, and alcohols (consumer)
  • Muller v. Oregon

    Muller v. Oregon

    Supreme court conviction of a case of discrimination against women-longer work day for women (womens' rights)
  • NAACP

    NAACP

    African American civil rights organization that ensured equal rights between blacks and whites
  • 16th Amendment

    16th Amendment

    Allowed congress to levy taxes
  • Bunting v. Oregon

    Bunting v. Oregon

    Gave to 10-hour workdays to workers (Labor problems)
  • 17th Amendment

    17th Amendment

    Allowed the public to elect their senators (Corruption in gov't)
  • Federal Reserve Act

    Federal Reserve Act

    Act of congress that set up a banking system and notes (Dis. of wealth)
  • Federal Trade Commission Act

    Federal Trade Commission Act

    Wilson's act against trusts (monopolies)
  • Clayton Antitrust Act

    Clayton Antitrust Act

    Added to the U.S. antitrust act (monopolies)
  • National Park Service

    National Park Service

    Federal agency that manages national parks, monuments, and other important properties (conservation)
  • Keating-Owen Child labor act

    Keating-Owen Child labor act

    Congress act to prohibit sales and production of goods by children under fourteen (labor problems)
  • Hammer v. Dagenhart

    Hammer v. Dagenhart

    Supreme court decision with congress to enact child labor laws (labor problems)
  • 18th Amendment

    18th Amendment

    Prohibited the use and sale of alcohol (Consumer)
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    Gave every adult the right to vote (Womens' rights)