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Chinese Exclusion Act
an immigration law limiting Chinese immigration to the U.S. -
Interstate Commerce Act
a law passed to regulate the railroad industry, mainly the cost -
Jane Addams-Hull House
a settlement house in Chicago that was co-funded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr -
Muckrackers
a group of reform-minded journalist who gave established institutions and people the title of being corrupt -
Sherman Antitrust Act
a law passed by Congress to regulate the competition between enterprises -
Plessy v. Ferguson
U.S. supreme court made a decision to keep public facilities separate for race as long as they were equal in quality -
McKinley Assassinated
he was shot and killed by Leon Czolgosz -
Coal Miner Strike-1902
a strike by miner for higher wagers, shorter work days, and the recognition of their union -
Ida Tarbell-"The History of Standard Oil"
a book written to expose the Standard Oil company and its unfair practices -
The Jungle Published
a book by Upton Sinclair to portray the unfair and harsh conditions and the exploited lives of immigrants in the U.S. -
Federal Meat Inspection Act
a law that makes it illegal to misbrand meat/meat products being sold as food and makes sure that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed strictly to regulate sanitary conditions -
Roosevelt-Antiquities Act
a law set in place to protect federal lands and resources -
Food and Drug Act
an act created to prevent misbranded or poisonous foods, medicines, drugs, and liquors from being put on sale -
Muller v. Oregon
a landmark decision was made: woman were provided lesser work hours than men -
Taft Wins
he defeated three time nominee William Jennings Bryan -
16th Amendment
amendment that allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
factory in New York burned down killing 145 workers -
Teddy Roosevelt's-Square Deal
this reflected his three major goals which included the conservation of natural resources, the control of corporations, and the protection of consumers -
Underwood-Simmons Tariff
re-established a federal income tax in the U.S. and substantially lowered tariff rates -
Department of Labor Establsihed
a cabinet-level department of the U.S. federal government who becomes responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, reemployment services, and some economic statistics -
17th Amendment
gives voters the power to directly elect their senators -
Federal Reserve Act
U.S. legislation that created the current Federal Reserve System, the Act established economic stability in the U.S. by introducing a central bank to oversee monetary policy -
Federal Trade Commission Act
outlaws ways of unfair competition and outlaws unfair acts or practices that affect commerce -
Wilson Elected
Wilson defeated supreme court justice Charles Evans Hughes who was the Republicans candidate
