Progressive Era

By Abj100
  • Period: to

    Progressive Era

  • Pendleton Civil Service Act

    Pendleton Civil Service Act

    Required that jobs within the federal government were awarded to those who were best suited, instead of association.
  • Sherman Anti-Trust Act

    Sherman Anti-Trust Act

    The Sherman Anti-Trust act was a law instituted in order to prevent business trusts forming and monopolizing certain industries.
  • Pullman Strike

    Pullman Strike

    This strike was levied by railroad worker demanding higher pay and lower rent in their company housing, this attempt was unsuccessful and 26 railroad workers were killed as a result.
  • The Election of President Roosevelt

    The Election of President Roosevelt

    Teddy Roosevelt was the Republican President of the United States from 1901 to 1909, he was a strong advocate for the war on monopolies and progressive movements.
  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    Pure Food and Drug Act

    Added restrictions on food and drug production to make them safer for consumption.
  • Model T

    Model T

    The Model T was first released to the public on October 1st 1908 created by Ford.
  • Founding of NAACP

    Founding of NAACP

    The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was formed with the intention of guaranteeing black people more social and political justice.
  • William Howard Taft

    William Howard Taft

    Willam Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States and moved the country toward lower tarifs and was the only president to serve on the Supreme Court.
  • 16th Amendment

    16th Amendment

    It allowed the government to collect taxes based on individual income across the country.
  • Woodrow Wilson

    Woodrow Wilson

    President Woodrow Wilson was the president from 1913 to 1921. despite being anti-sufferage, he was forced to sign it into the constitution after pressure from the movement. He was also the president during the entirety of the First World War.
  • 17th election

    17th election

    Composed the governmental policy of two senators per state, both elected by the general population.
  • Night of Terror

    Night of Terror

    This occurred during the suffrage movement in which many participating members of a protest were rounded up and sent to prison and were often subjected to violent treatment.
  • 18th Amendment

    18th Amendment

    This Amendment instituted prohibition of recreational Alcohol in the United States, and was repealed year later.
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    This Amendment gave voting rights to women after the widespread suffrage movement in the years before.

Want to make a timeline like this?

Use Timetoast to turn dates, events, milestones, and phases into a clear visual timeline you can build and share. Timetoast is a timeline maker for work, school, research, and stories.