Progressive Era

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  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Chinese Exclusion Act

    A federal law that suspended immigration of Chinese people.
  • Interstate Commerce Act

    Interstate Commerce Act

    A federal law that was made to help with the railroad industry
  • Jane Addams Hull House

    Jane Addams Hull House

    This was a house designed for European immigrants
  • Muckrakers

    Muckrakers

    Muckrakers were the photographers and writers of the progressive era. They exposed what was really going on (things such as corruption)
  • Sherman Antitrust Act

    Sherman Antitrust Act

    This was a federal law that stopped the practice of monopoly business.
  • Assassination of McKinkey

    Assassination of McKinkey

  • Coal Strike of 1902

    Coal Strike of 1902

    Miners were striking for higher wages an recognizing them as a whole.
  • The History of Standard Oil

    The History of Standard Oil

    This is a book written by Ida Tarbell, it goes into depth about the breakup of standard oil.
  • The Jungle

    The Jungle

    This is a novel written by Upton Sinclair, it portrays the conditions of the immigrants in the US
  • Food and Drug Act

    Food and Drug Act

    This prohibited adulterated foods, drinks, and drugs
  • Antiquities Act

    Antiquities Act

    This was a result after there were concerns for prehistoric Native American artifacts.
  • Federal Meat Inspection Act

    Federal Meat Inspection Act

    This act was made to ensure sanitary and safe condition for meats
  • Taft wins

    Taft wins

  • Muller v Oregon

    Muller v Oregon

    A case when it was decided that limiting work hours for women doesn't violate the fourteenth amendment
  • Triangle Shirtwaist fire

    Triangle Shirtwaist fire

    This was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city (New York City)
  • Square Deal

    Square Deal

    conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection.
  • Department of Labor Established

    Department of Labor Established

  • Plessy V Ferguson

    Plessy V Ferguson

    This was a case in which Homer Plessy refused to sit in an area for black people, his argument was that it violated his rights, but his argument was rejected.