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Progressive Era

  • Pendleton Civil Service Act

    Pendleton Civil Service Act

    The act authorizes that most jobs included in the federal government should be rewarded on the basis of merit rather than political patronage.
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    Progressive Era

  • Sherman Anti-Trust Act

    Sherman Anti-Trust Act

    It was the first Federal act that prohibited monopolistic industry methods. It was also the first measure ratified to ban monopolies.
  • The Homestead Strike

    The Homestead Strike

    The Homestead Strike was an industrial lockout and strike used to protest a wage cut, and break the union.
  • The Pullman Strike

    The Pullman Strike

    It was a popular railroad strike and boycott that harshly disrupted the railroad industry in the Midwest.
  • Booker T. Washington’s Atlanta Compromise Speech

    Booker T. Washington’s Atlanta Compromise Speech

    He was selected to deliver a speech that would open the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. This was also one of the first speeches to be given by an African American.
  • The First Flight

    The First Flight

    Wilbur and Orville Wright made 4 quick flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft.
  • Pure Food and Drug Act, Meat Inspection Act

    Pure Food and Drug Act, Meat Inspection Act

    It was the one of first of significant consumer protection laws which were authorized by Congress & led to the creation of the PFDA
  • First Model T Automobile

    First Model T Automobile

    The first production Model T Ford was completed at the company's Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit.
  • The 16th Amendment

    The 16th Amendment

    It allow Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population.
  • President Taft

    President Taft

    He was the 27th president of the United States and the tenth Chief Justice of the United States. He was also a member of the republican party.
  • Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

    Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

    It was themost lethal industrial catastrophes in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history. Also, 146 of the 500 workers, mostly women, were dead.
  • Washington, D.C. Suffrage Parade

    Washington, D.C. Suffrage Parade

    Organized by Lucy Barns and Alice Paul it was the first suffragist parade in Washington, D.C. It was also the first, planned march for political purposes.
  • President Wilson

    President Wilson

    He was an American politician who served as the 28th president of the United States. He was also a member of the democratic party.
  • 17th Amendment

    17th Amendment

    It contributed for the direct election of U.S. senators by the voters of the states.
  • The Ludlow Massacre

    The Ludlow Massacre

    It was a vast homicide committed by anti-striker militia during the Colorado Coalfield War.
  • ‘Night of Terror’ Suffrage Arrests

    ‘Night of Terror’ Suffrage Arrests

    This was when female suffragists were beaten, and badly hurt for protesting women’s votes. The 33 suffragists were arrested while picketing outside,
  • First ‘Silent Sentinels’ Protest

    First ‘Silent Sentinels’ Protest

    Lead by Lucy Barns and Alice Paul, the Silent Sentinels appeared each day grasping flags demanding the right to vote for women.
  • 18th Amendment

    18th Amendment

    It announced the creation, transport, and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal, though it did not outlaw the certain consumption of alcohol.
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    It restricts rejecting the right to vote to citizens based of sex; understanding the right of women to have a vote.
  • First Commercial Radio Station Broadcast

    First Commercial Radio Station Broadcast

    One of the first commercial radio stations, the KDKA, began broadcasting in Pittsburgh.
  • President Roosevelt

    President Roosevelt

    President Roosevelt, constantly referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president. He was a democrat that served 3 terms.

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