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Interstate Commerce Act
To regulate the railroad industry and make railroad rates reasonable. Powers where to reguate commerce with foreign nations among several states. The I.C.C regulated railroads and industry problems were all solved. It was congress greatest contol over what occurs in various states throughtout the counry wih big buessiness. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Was too stop monopolies engaging in unfair practices standard oil J.D Rockefeller that prevented fair competition. The Act Marked a significant change in te attitude of congress toward the abuses big business . Passes in 1890 The Sherman Anti-Trust was the first majior legislation passed to address oppressive monopolists -
Red Record
Informing notherners that lynching in the U.S was occuring down in he south. African Americans moved to new york. Wells anti-lynching campaign. -
Discovery of Gold in the Klondike
100,000 prospects left for the klondike but only 40,000 people reached the reigon. The trip was long, cold,and difficultconditions were harsh, and starvation, malnutrition, and exposure to the cold were seriou problems. Mnay gave up and several died. The greatest economic impact was on the towns in the region. Money from the supplies the prospectors purchaced there boosted the economy. -
The Pure food and drug act
happened in 1906 it was a key peice of progressive Era legisation, signed by president Theodore Roosevelt on the same day as the Federal meat inspection act. -
Harsh Working Conditions
The women and children worked for 10 to 14 hours a day for six days a week getting paid 3$ to 12$ weekley. children worked on big machince to clean them. they were small enough to fit between them. -
The Progressive Era
WAS A TIME OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL REFORMS, DURING WHICH CORRUPTION AND SOCIAL INEQUALITIES WERE EXPOSED. -
Peoples Party
Populists were convinced that rich industrialist and bankers had a strange hold on government, like grangers before them.populist wanted government to have a large role ending oppression, injustice and poverty -
Plessy V. Ferguson
African American train passanger Homer Plessy to sit in a jim crow car, breaking a lousiana. The case allowed racial segregation as long as facilities were seperated but equal this predident was overturned in the 1954 Brown W. board case. -
Muchracker Journalism
Muchracker was given the name to U.S journalists and other writers who exposed corruption in polotics and busiess in the early 20th century.