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Period: to
Progressive Era
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Newlands Reclamation Act
a federal law that funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 20 states in the American West -
Coal Strike of 1902
Workers fought for higher wages and shorter hours of work. I think that this fails under Creating Economic Reform. -
Created Department of Commerce and Labor
a short lived Cabinet of the Government that focused on controlling the excesses of big business -
Northern Securities vs. U.S.
The Court ruled 5-4 against stockholders of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroad companies, who had formed a monopoly and to dissolve the North Securities Company creates economic reform. -
United States Forest Service
an agency that focuses there attention on the 154 national forests -
Food and Drug Administration
a federal agency that is responsible for protecting and promoting public health -
Meat Inspection Act
an American Law that makes it a crime crime to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food -
Bureau of Mines
United States government agency conducting scientific research and disseminating information on the extraction, processing, use, and conservation of mineral resources -
Children's Bureau
a federal agency created to promote the health and well being of children and women -
Systems of National Parks
federal government that manages all of the United States National Parks