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Progressive era
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Coal Strike of 1902
Workers striked for 3 days on higher wages and less working hours. I think that this event fails under creating economic reform because the workers are trying to get fair competition from big business owners like Andrew Carnegie. -
Newlands Reclamation Act 1902
A law that allowed the federal government to get involved in creating massive irrigation projects in the Western United States. -
Created Department of Commerce and Labor 1903
It was a short-lived Cabinet department of the United States government. It was used to control trading and big businesses and promote American businesses. -
Northern Securities v. United States 1904
A case heard by the U.S Supreme Court in 1903. The case was about breaking up the big railroad companies. -
United States Forest Service 1905
An agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass 193 million acres. -
Food and Drug Administration 1906
It is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments. It protects the public from unsafe foods, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and other potential hazards. -
Meat Inspection Act 1906
an American law that makes it a crime to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food. It also ensures that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. -
Bureau of Mines 1910
The primary United States government agency conducting scientific research and disseminating information on the extraction, processing, use and conservation of mineral resources. -
Children's Bureau 1912
Is a federal agency organized under the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. Today, the Bureaus operations involve improving child abuse prevention, foster care, and adoption. -
System of National Parks 1916
The collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service. The collection includes all national parks, and most national monuments, as well as several other types of protected areas of the United States.