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Immigration law passed in 1882 to limit immigration from china signed by President Arthur.
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Designed to regulate railroad companies but did not give the government power to regulate the taxes railroads placed upon transporting goods.
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Purpose was to provide educational opportunities for working class people.
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Reform-minded journalists who strove to bring corruption to light in established institutions
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Created to regulate competition among enterprises and was passed while President Harrison was in office
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Court case held in the supreme court about how constitutional racial segregation laws were for public facilities.
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25th President William McKinley was assassinated 6 months into his second term by anarchist Leon Czolgosz who shot him twice in the abdomen.
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Strike was made in Pennsylvania for higher wages and shorter workdays, as well as recognition of the union
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Book by journalist Ida Tarbell who sought to take on the Standard Oil company run by John D. Rockefeller.
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Book by Upton Sinclair describing the harsh living conditions and exploitation that immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities faced.
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Law that made it a crime to adulterate or misbrand meat being sold as food. Makes sure that meat is slaughtered, butchered, and processed under strict sanitation laws.
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Act meant to protect public lands for future generations and prevent haphazard digging and mining on those sites. Also gave the President the power to declare national monuments.
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First of many acts seeking to protect consumers eventually leading up to establishment of the Food and Drug Administration.
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Decision made by the supreme court that women were to work less hours then men. The limit was ten hours
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Allows congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it based upon the population within each state.
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Taft wins over william jennings bryan with 702 votes
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Established the popular election of senators by people of the states
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Fire in a shirtwaist factory in Greenwich village. Fire caused a series of fire safety laws afterwards.
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Re-established federal income tax and lowered tariff rates from 40% to 26%
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Established in response to lobbyists pushing for a voice in the federal government that wold imporve the welfare of the working class
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Signed into law by President Wilson, created the central banking system of the U.S.
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Outlaws unfair business practices and competition that affect commerce
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Ran against republican candidate and supreme court justice Charles Evans Hughes
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Deal that reflected Roosevelts major goals throughout his term of protecting consumers, controlling corporations, and conservation of natural resources.
