Wilson's New freedom
The Taft Years
Amendment and Laws
Progressive Potpourri
TR's Square Deal
100

Wilson's 1913 acct that created 12 regional banks.

Federal reserve act

100
Taft was handpicked to succeed this president.

Theodore Roosevelt

100

This 1913 amendment finally legalized a federal income tax. 

16th Amendment

100

Author of the jungle, which led to the meat inspection act.

Upton Sinclair

100

TR's 3 "Cs" were conservation consumer protection. and this

control of corporations

200

Wilson's domestic agenda was known by this two-word name.

New Freedom

200

Taft filed nearly twice as many of these "busting" suits as TR.

Antitrust

200

The 17th Amendment allowed for this type of election for Senators.

Direct Election

200

This "ism" refers to the belief in scientific efficiency in govt.

Taylorism
200

TR used the Sherman Act to break up this railroad monopoly.

Northern securities

300

This 1914 act exempted labor unions from antitrust protection.

Clayton Antitrust Act

300

Taft 's foreign policy based on protecting US investments.

Dollar Diplomacy

300

The 18th Amendment began this era of banning alcohol

Prohibition

300

This Wisconsin governor was a leading progressive rival to TR.

Robert La Follette 

300

TR was the first president to invite this Black leader to dinner. 

Booker T. Washington

400

Wilson screened this controversial, raist film at the White House.

birth of a nation

400
This 1909 tariff split Taft from the progressive wing

Payne-Aldrich Tariff

400

This 1916 Act established an 8-hour day of railroad workers.

Adamson Act

400

This agency was created in 1916 to manage protected lands. 

National Park Service

400

He was TR's chief forester and a pioneer of conservation. 

Gifford Pinchot

500

This 1913 law lowered tariffs for the first time since 1860.

Underwood Tariff

500

After his presidency, Taft served in this high judicial role.

Chief Justice

500

This 1916 law (later overturned) tried to ban child labor.

Keating-Owen Act

500

The 1912 socialist candidate who won nearly 1 million votes 

Eugene V. Debs

500

This 1906 law gave the ICC power to set max railroad rates.

Hepburn Act

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