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Progressive Era
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Coal Strike of 1902
the strike took place in eastern Pennsylvania by united mine workers wanting shorter work hours, higher pay and recognition of their union. -
Newlands Reclamation Act
allowed the federal government to commission water diversion, retention, and transmission projects in arid lands -
Northern Securities vs. United States
The U.S. supreme court in a 5 to 4 vote dissolved the northern securities company and formed a railroad monopoly -
Food and Drug Administration
Is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, along with different drugs, and smoking products. -
Meat Inspection Act
an American law that makes it a crime to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food, making sure the meat and meat products are slaughtered in sanitary conditions -
Bureau of Mines
The bureau was organized to deal with a wave of catastrophic mine disasters, in order to make mine work a little less dangerous. -
Revenue act of 1913: reduced tariffs
re-imposed the federal income tax after the sixteenth amendments ratification while lowering tariff rates from 40%-25%. -
Sixteenth amendment: progressive income taxes
Gave congress the power to collect taxes from different resources without complaint. -
Federal reserve act
It was an at from congress which created and established the federal reserve system (central banking system of the united states), and restored public confidence -
Federal Trade Comission
Monitored American business and investigated unfair trade practices, and promote consumer protection