Progressive Era 1
A bad, negative side
Underside
the names given to journalists who attempted to expose government corruption
Muckrakers
the process of adapting to the culture and ways of life in a new place
Assimilation
the right to vote
Suffrage
the act of consciously and efficiently using land and/or its natural resources.
Conservation
where most immigrants coming from Europe were processed when coming to America
Ellis island
Exposed the horrible conditions of the meatpacking industry and wrote The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
These boys were often located just outside the mine next to a machine where they sorted and separated the coal from slate rock.
Breaker Boys
someone who has moved from one nation to another with the intention of living there permanently
immigrant
unclean enough to endanger health
Unsanitary
Chinese immigrants were processed through what island when they came to America.
Angel island
The era that brought many changes and reforms to American society
progressive era
Push Factor
enticed to leave your country for better opportunities
Pull factor
Law requiring strict guidelines for the processing of all animal products.
Meat Inspection Act
Crowded urban dwellings where most immigrants lived in during the Gilded Age
Tenement
Journalist that Exposed the Truth about Lynching's in America
Ida B. Wells
A form of violence in which a mob under the pretext of administering justice without trial, was a form of terrorism against African-Americans
Lynching
This Amendment allowed woman's suffrage.
19th Amendment
This group were often employed because business owners viewed them as more manageable, cheaper, and less likely to strike.
Who are the Children?
This president supported the idea of conserving our land and started the National Park system.
Journalists and Photographer that Exposed the truth about People living in City Slums
Jacob Riis
In 1901, this law outlawed the construction of new tenements on 25 foot lots and mandated sanitary conditions, fire escapes, & access to light.
What is the Tenement House Law?
This act helped to establish laws that started to make the food and drug industry safe for consumers.
What is the Pure Food & Drug Act?
This person traveled across southern & eastern states taking many pictures that exposed the awful treatment of _________ at work.
What is children?