Progressive Era

By julian_defensor

  • Sherman Antitrust Act

    First measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit monopolies.
    This act was creating economic reform because the government passed the act in able to stop corrupt business and keep it balanced.
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  • Erdman Act

    Prohibited discrimination against railroad workers because of union membership and provided for mediation of railway labor disputes, which was promoting moral improvement

  • Galveston Hurricane

    Following the disaster of the Galveston Hurricane Galveston introduced the commission system of government replacing the mayor and city council, which is protecting social welfare because they are making lives safer.

  • Coal Strike of 1902

    Workers strike for 3 days for higher wages and less working hours. This event under creating economic reform because the workers are trying to get fair compensation from the big business owners like Andrew Carnegie.

  • Northern Securities Company

    President Roosevelt takes J.P. Morgan’s Northern Securities Company to court for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act in his “trust-busting” efforts to break up Big business monopolies, which is creating economic reform.

  • Square Deal Policy

    President Roosevelt supports progressive and aggressive political reforms, including the heavy regulation of business. Conservation was a cornerstone of his domestic policy. This falls into creating economic reform.

  • National Child Labor Committee

    The National Child Labor Committee was established with the goal of abolishing all child labor, which is promoting moral improvement.

  • Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act

    Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act are passed to protect the public’s health and welfare, which is protecting social welfare.

  • Adamson Act

    The Adamson Act establishes an eight-hour workday for railroad, which is fostering efficiency with less hours for workers.

  • Women's suffrage

    The 19th Amendment is passed giving women the right to vote - refer to Women's suffrage. This falls into protecting social welfare in order to protect women's rights.