Progressive Era

By KeaynaM
  • Chinese Exclusive Act

    Chinese Exclusive Act

    Act that prohibited Chinese immigration
  • Interstate Commerce Act

    Interstate Commerce Act

    Law designed to regulate railroads and required railroads to be reasonable and just
  • Jane Addams- Hull House

    Jane Addams- Hull House

    Provide social and educational opportunities for workers in the surrounding neighborhoods
  • Muckrackers

    Muckrackers

    Journalists who exposed established institution and leaders as dishonest.
  • Sherman Antitrust Act

    Sherman Antitrust Act

    Law that regulates competition among enterprise
  • Plessy V Ferguson

    Plessy V Ferguson

    Supreme Court case that encourage segregation (separate but equal)
  • Teddy Roosevelt's - Square Deal

    Teddy Roosevelt's - Square Deal

    Domestic program that reflects conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection
  • McKinley Assassinated

    McKinley Assassinated

    Killed by Leon Czolgosz because he thought McKinley was the head of a corrupt government
  • Coal Miner Strike

    Coal Miner Strike

    Strike by the United Mine Workers of America for higher wages, shorter workdays, and recognition
  • Ida Tarbell- The History of Standard Oil

    Ida Tarbell- The History of Standard Oil

    A muckraker who exposed the Standard Oil Company
  • The Jungle Published

    The Jungle Published

    Novel that portrayed harsh condition and exploited lives of immigrants in the US
  • Federal Meat inspection Act

    Federal Meat inspection Act

    Law that set strict standards of cleanliness of meat packing
  • Roosevelt - Antiquities Act

    Roosevelt - Antiquities Act

    Law that establish archaeological sites on public lands
  • Food & Drug Act

    Food & Drug Act

    Law that provided federal inspections of meat products and ban transportation of adulterated food products.
  • Muller v Oregon

    Muller v Oregon

    Law limiting the workdays for women earners to ten hours.
  • Taft Win

    Taft Win

    William Taft beat 3 time Democratic nominee William Bryan
  • Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

    Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

    Factory in New York City that burned down due to poor working conditions and led to better safety laws for workers
  • 17th Amendment

    17th Amendment

    Gave people the right to vote for their senators.
    - Included two senators from each state
  • Department of Labor established

    Department of Labor established

    Cabinet level department formed to help workers, job seekers, and occupational safety
  • Underwood-Simmons Tariff

    Underwood-Simmons Tariff

    Reestablished federal income and lower tariff rates
  • 16th Amendment

    16th Amendment

    Allowed the US government to collect an income tax from all american
  • Federal Reserve Act

    Federal Reserve Act

    Act that introduced central bank to oversee monetary policy
  • Federal Trade Commission Act

    Federal Trade Commission Act

    Prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practice in commerce.
  • Wilson Elected

    Wilson Elected

    Democratic Woodrow Wilson defeated Supreme court Justice Hughes, which was the Republican candidate