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Progressive era
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Coal Strike of 1902
The Coal Strike of 1902 was a strike of the UMW ( United mine workers) they wanted increased pay and less work hours. -
United States Forest Service.
This service was used to protect the United States forests -
Food and drug Administration
The government passed a Pure Food and Drug act. This made sure that the food that was going out to the public was clean and safe to eat. -
Meat inspection act
The meat that was produced had to be checked by the Department of Agriculture -
Bureau of Mines
Monitor activity of mines. -
Children's Bureau
This agency investigated and publicized the problems of child labor -
Sixteenth Amendment
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration. -
System of National Parks
This was used to protect the wild lands, to be made into parks. -
created department of commerce and labor
it would monitor businesses