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Progressive era
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Coal strike of 1902
Workers sriked for 3 days on highers wages and less working hours. I think that this even falls into creating economic reform because the workers are trying to get fair compensation from big business owners, like Andrew Carnegie -
Newlands reclamation act
authorized the federal government to commission water diversion, retention and transmission projects in arid lands, particularly in the far west. This is fostering efficiency because water can be produced faster now. -
Department of Commerce and Labor
The United States Department of Commerce and Labor was a short-lived Cabinet department of the United States government, which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. This falls into creating economic reform. -
United states forest service
The United States Forest Service is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands. This is promoting moral improvement, such as taking care of the environment. -
Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for protecting the population from harmful substances. This is categorized as Promoting moral improvement. -
Meat inspection act
The Federal Meat Inspection is an American law that makes it a crime to tamper with meat and meat products being sold as food, and ensures that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. This falls into moral improvement because it promotes healthier food making. -
16th Amendment
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived. Creating Economic Reform because it gives the government money to fund public services. -
Revenue act of 1913
This lowered basic tariff rates on imports from other countries. Economic Reform because it gives a more fair price to goods like tea. -
System of National Parks
The National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service. Promotes Moral improvement because it promotes environmental conservation. -
Keating-Owens Child Labor Act
Prohibited Workers goods to be sold if they were made by children who were under the age of 14. This promotes moral improvement because morally children should not be put into a place of work. It is dangerous.