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1890 year
underlying there was a plubic cry over bad meat and the problem over urban poverty Jacob Riis wrote a book about people in poverty(website).This became the voiced or the people in poverty he titled the book how the other half lives to show how the poor lived not the rich -
Act of congress
Labels or canned products were produced truthfully.this was an act that canned products had to be produced truthfully to show what was really inside the cans(mp,source3) -
1904 year
Upton Sinclair went in to a slaughterhouse for seven weeks to write his book(mp,source2). When he was in the slaughterhouse he realized how bad the conditions were and when he wrote his book it got national attention -
Strike
The meat packers Union in Chicago went on strike demanding better wages and working conditions(mp,source4). This shows the meat packing factory workers starting to fight for better things for themselves and the factory but the factory workers got replaced -
Upton Sinclair book
Upton Sinclair book created a "international sensation" his book sold 25000 copies in six weeks. Upton sinclairs book exposed what really happens in meat packing factories. -
Pure food and drug act
1906 congress passed the pure food and drug act this law required meat packing factories to use safe ingredients for their products and advertise them truthfully. This act is important because if the meat packing factories didn't sell canned foods truthfully it would be breaking this act this would force them to sell their products safely and truthfully. -
Pure food and drug act in to a law
The pure food and drug act wasn't a law until June 30 1906. This law requires for Industries such as the meat packing Industries to show and sell products truthfully. -
Upton Sinclair novel the jungle
A novel called the jungle was released that showed immigrants trapped lives in poverty. This is important because the novel of immigrants trapped in poverty brung national attention. -
1911 year
The triangle shirtwaist factory made politicians and legislators realize how dangerous factory conditions were. This shows since that happened politicians and legislators know how bad conditions were and they needed to change. -
Working men's compensation act
This working men's compensation act provided government financial assistance for federal employees that got injured on the job. This event is important because since the meat packing Industries had terrible conditions, People can still get payed if they got hurt on the job.