Progressive Era

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    Progressive Era

  • Pendleton Civil Service Act

    Pendleton Civil Service Act

    It was made so you hade to take a test to qualify for a political job assigned by someone higher up instead if a political figure hiring friends and family.
  • Sherman Anti-Trust Act

    Sherman Anti-Trust Act

    It made monopoly in business illegal and to promote economic fairness
  • Lynch Law in all its Phases

    Lynch Law in all its Phases

    A book published by Ida B. Wells to show lynching and all its horrors against blacks.
  • Homestead Strike

    Homestead Strike

    The protest was to oppose the proposed wage cut for steel workers
  • First Airplane Flight

    First Airplane Flight

    The Wright brothers had created the first flying plane which lead to many improvements on traveling.
  • Pure Food and Drug Act, Meat Inspection Act

    Pure Food and Drug Act, Meat Inspection Act

    It ensured that there were no misleading or false labels on food or medicine, it also had they food and medicine inspected.
  • President Taft

    President Taft

    He made sure or mandatory tax income, direct election on senators, set railroad rates, and empowered the ICC
  • First Model T Automobile

    First Model T Automobile

    Henry Ford had created a new car that would be very popular for its low cost, durability, speed, and low maintenance, it improved tech for the future of transportation.
  • Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

    Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

    This is one of the deadliest factory fires in U.S history where many died, this fire resulted in new safety laws for factories.
  • President Wilson

    President Wilson

    He lead into World War l, the creator and leading advocate of the League of Nations, he was also awarded the 1919 Nobel Prize for Peace. He ratified the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
  • 16th Amendment

    16th Amendment

    The Income tax was used to pay for jobs and government
  • 17th Amendment

    17th Amendment

    The people had the ability to directly elect a senator
  • Silent Sentinels Protest

    Silent Sentinels Protest

    A protein organized by Alice Paul and the National Woman’s Party, woman who were in favor of woman suffrage had silently protested outside of the White House.
  • 18th Amendment

    18th Amendment

    The amendment prohibited any type of manufacturing, selling, or consuming of alcohol. It was repealed in 1933
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    This amendment allowed woman to vote
  • President Roosevelt

    President Roosevelt

    Roosevelt was focused mainly on economic relief for the unemployed and farmers.

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