The founder of the settlement house movement & responsible for the establishment of the Hull House.
Who is Jane Addams?
100
The person who provided statistics on the lynching of African Americans and inspired the NAACP to join the fight for Anti-Lynching Legislation.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
100
Allowed voters to decided if a bill or proposed amendment should be passed
What is a Referendum?
100
Legislation that required companies to accurately label the ingredients contained in processed food items
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act?
100
This battle was considered the turning point in the Civil War, with the North gaining the upper hand from the South
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
200
Man responsible for the establishment of the Tuskegee Institute.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
200
The person who studied the living conditions of the urban poor and focused on tenements, inspiring NYC to pass building codes to promote safety and healthy
Who is Jacob Riis?
200
Privacy at the ballot box that ensured that citizens were able to cast votes without party bosses knowing how they voted.
What is a Secret Ballot?
200
This law required that meat processing plants be inspected to ensure the use of good meat and health-minded procedures.
What is the Meat Inspection Act?
200
This woman was accused of abusing funding in the National American Woman Suffrage Association, leading to the eventual foundation of the National Woman's Party
Who was Alice Paul?
300
Person responsible for educating the poor about the benefits of family planning as well as the founder of the "Planned Parenthood" organization.
Who is Margaret Sanger?
300
Exposed the ruthless tactics of the Standard Oil Company through a series of articles published in "McClure's Magazine".
Who is Ida Tarbell?
300
Allowed voters to petition to have an elected representative removed from office
What is a Recall?
300
This bill strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission, allowing it to set maximum railroad rates.
What is the Hepburn Act?
300
This battle was considered the bloodiest battle ever fought during the American Revolutionary War
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
400
The founder of the NAACP, as well as a Harvard Professor who focused on traditional education for African-Americans.
Who is W.E.B DuBois?
400
Exposed political corruption in NYC's political machine known as "Tammany Hall"
Who is Thomas Nast?
400
Governors of New York and New Jersey who brought about reforms in their respective states.
What did Theodore Roosevelt & Woodrow Wilson do as Governors?
400
This bill strengthened the Sherman Antitrust by outlawing the creation of a monopoly through any means, and stated that unions were not subject to antitrust legislation.
What is the Clayton Antitrust Act?
400
This event took place on May 4th, 1896
What was the Haymarket Riot?
500
The President who supported the movement by embracing environmental conservation, forcing arbitration, and busting harmful monopolies.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
500
Members of the Press that investigated corruption in order to expose these problems to the American People.
What are Muckrakers?
500
Governor who did not become President, yet was able to bring reform to the state of Wisconsin.
Who is Robert M. Lafollette?
500
This bill encouraged conservation by allowing the building of dams and irrigation systems by using money from the sale of public lands
What is the Newlands Reclamation Act?
500
This man was responsible for the "Cross of Gold" Speech