Progressive timeline assignment

By Breslin
  • The Pendleton Civil Service Act

    The Pendleton Civil Service Act

    This act made it so people had to earn their jobs in the government and not have them given because they are friends or family of someone in the government.
  • Sherman anti-trust act

    Sherman anti-trust act

    The act was made for economic fairness and to stop monopolies from happening
  • Pullman Strike

    Pullman Strike

    A railroad and all its workers started a strike that disrupted all of the rails within the Midwest.
  • Booker T. Washington’s Atlanta Compromise Speech

    Booker T. Washington’s Atlanta Compromise Speech

    His speech was to explain that African Americans should get social responsibility and that they should actually work from bottom to achieve their goals and to end segregation and want people to start cooperation instead.
  • First airplane flight

    First airplane flight

    Wilbur and Orville were the first ones to fly. They created a working aircraft in kitty Hawk and did four brief flights as well.
  • Meat Inspection Act

    Meat Inspection Act

    Similar to the pure food and drug act it protects people from misbranded or adulterated meat.
  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    Pure Food and Drug Act

    This act didn’t allow sales of anything misbranded or adulterated to keep people safe.
  • Founding of the NAACP

    Founding of the NAACP

    NAACP was founded by multiple people including DuBois that all want similar goals that will benefit African Americans that will give them opportunities and other things that will help supporting them in the future and help them from their struggles.
  • President Taft (Day of Election)

    President Taft (Day of Election)

    Taft was the 27t h president elected in March 4th of 1909 and won’t of office in March 4th of 1913
  • President Wilson (Election Day)

    President Wilson (Election Day)

    President Wilson was the one who led America into World War One and he was the leader of the progressive movement.
  • Ludlow Massacre

    Ludlow Massacre

    Guards hired from the Colorado Fuel and Iron company attacked coal miners on strike burning their tents an killing entire families
  • ‘Night of Terror’ suffrage arrests

    ‘Night of Terror’ suffrage arrests

    This was a night where people were beaten and tortured by guards at the Occoquan Workhouse. 33 people were arrested while outside of the White House trying to make it so they will have the rights to vote.
  • First commercial radio station broadcast

    First commercial radio station broadcast

    The first radio commercial broadcast was on November 2nd in 1920 and it was broadcast on that date because it was Election Day and now they could hear the results of it before they read it in the newspaper.
  • President Roosevelt (Day of election)

    President Roosevelt (Day of election)

    President Roosevelt is the only president to serve more than two terms. He also had snakes, dogs, cats, a badger, birds, guinea pigs and et.c for pets while he was in office too