Progressive Era By skycat41 Period: Mar 4, 1889 to Mar 4, 1893 Benjamin Harrison is President Jul 2, 1890 Sherman Anti-Trust Act Period: Mar 4, 1893 to Mar 4, 1897 Grover Cleveland is President May 18, 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson Case Period: Mar 4, 1897 to Sep 14, 1901 William McKinley is President McKinley was Assasinated on September 14, ending his presidental term. Period: Jun 20, 1900 to Sep 7, 1901 Boxer Rebellion Sep 8, 1900 Galveston Hurricane Period: Mar 4, 1901 to Mar 4, 1909 Theodore Roosevelt is President Jun 17, 1902 National Reclemation Act Feb 19, 1903 Elkins Act Feb 8, 1906 Hepburn Act Jun 23, 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act Feb 12, 1909 NAACP Formation Period: Mar 4, 1909 to Mar 4, 1913 William Taft is President Jul 17, 1909 16th Amendment Passed Aug 6, 1909 Payne-Aldrich Act May 10, 1910 Mann-Elkins Act Period: Nov 20, 1910 to Jan 1, 1920 Mexican Revolution There is not a definite end date, so a default of January 1st is used. Mar 25, 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire Jan 6, 1912 New Mexico Statehood May 13, 1912 17th Amendment Passed Feb 13, 1913 16th Amendment Ratified Period: Mar 4, 1913 to Mar 4, 1921 Woodrow Wilson is President May 31, 1913 17th Amendment Ratified Oct 3, 1913 Underwood Tariff Act Dec 23, 1913 Federal Reserve Act Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 World War I Sep 26, 1914 Federal Trade Commission Act Sep 1, 1916 Keating-Owens Act Oct 16, 1916 First Birth Control Clinic Started By Margaret Sanger Dec 18, 1917 18th Amendment Passed Jan 16, 1919 18th Amendment Ratified Aug 18, 1920 19th Amendment Ratified