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food and drug act
was a significant piece of legislation passed in the us in 1906 it aimed to protect consumers from harmful and misleading products. -
jim crow laws
state and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation -
interstate commerce act
was a federal law passed in 1887 that regulated railroad industry. -
Tuskegee formed
Tuskegee, Alabama - Wikipedia
During World War II, Tuskegee and Tuskegee Institute were also home to the famed Tuskegee Airmen. This was the first squadron of African-American pilots trained in the U.S. Military for service in that war. -
Chinese exclusion act
the Chinese Exclusion Act was a law passed in 1882 that banned Chinese immigrants from coming to America for 10 years. -
Jane Adams hull house
was a settlement house that aimed to provide social and educational service immigrants -
Sherman antitrust act
promote fair competition and prevent monopolies -
plessy V. ferguson
landmark towards the Supreme Court case in 1896 that upheld racial segregation. -
McKinley assassinated
he was attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo New York when he was shot by an anarchist named Leon czolgosz. -
NAACP formed
The NAACP was created in 1909 by an interracial group consisting of W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, Mary White Ovington, and others concerned with the challenges facing African Americans, especially in the wake of the 1908 Springfield (Illinois) Race Riot. -
coal miner strike
a labor action undertaken by miners to demand better working conditions,fair wages,and improved rights -
teddy Roosevelt square deal
promote fairness and equality for all Americans by addressing issues such as labor rights,consumer protection -
the jungle published
a novel written by upton sinclair and was published in 1906 its a powerful book that exposed the working conditions -
Roosevelt antiquities act
the first U.S. law to provide general legal protection of cultural and natural resources of historic or scientific interest on federal lands. -
federal meat inspection act
to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products from being sold as food and to ensure that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. -
taft wins
Taft won the 1908 presidential election the 27th president of us served from 1909 to 1913 -
muckrakers
journalists and novelists of the Progressive Era who sought to expose corruption in big business and government -
triangle shirtwaist fire
leading to the transformation of the labor code of New York State and to the adoption of fire safety measures that served as a model for the whole country. -
Wilson elected
Wilson defeated incumbent Republican William Howard Taft and third-party nominee Theodore Roosevelt to easily win. -
17th amendment
allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators. -
16th amendment
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration. -
federal reserve act
legislation in the United States that created the Federal Reserve System. -
Clayton antitrust act
defines unethical business practices, such as price fixing and monopolies, and upholds various rights of labor. -
Booker t Washington
founding Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute Now Tuskegee University n 1881 and the National Negro Business League two decades later -
the birth of a nation movie
a landmark of film history, lauded for its technical virtuosity. -
18th amendment
prohibited the "manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors..." -
19th amendment
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. -
rise of KKK early 20th century
During the 1920s, cultural conflict and modernization helped resuscitate the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Whereas the original KKK was a violent, racist organization -
W.E.B dubois
one of the foremost Black intellectuals of his era. Du Bois primarily targeted racism in his polemic, which protested strongly against lynching, Jim Crow laws, and discrimination in education and employment.