Important Figures
The President of the United States elected in 1901 who pushed for progressive reforms across the country.
Who was Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt?
This act in 1906 set new cleanliness standards for meat-packers and meat examination.
What is the Meat Inspection Act?
The head of the U.S. Forest Service in 1905 who advocated for the conservation of the wilderness.
Who was Gifford Pinchot?
This act prohibited the sale of contaminated foods or medicines and called for truthful labeling on these.
What was the Food and Drug Act?
This organization’s goal was the implementation of laws that provided equality for all citizens and protected their civil rights.
What was the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NACCP)?
An advocate for equality who fought against racial injustice and founded the NACCP.
Who is W. E. B. DuBois?
This act prohibited railroad owners from secretly cooperating to set unreasonably high prices.
What was the Interstate Commercial Act?
This organization enforced laws intended on reducing the corruption and illegal activities performed by railroad owners while regulating the railroad industry.
What is the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)?
The muckraking journalist who wrote the book “The Jungle”.
Who was Upton Sinclair?
This act highly limited the distribution of free railroad passes that caused bribery.
What was the Hepburn Act?
This organization intended on enforcing laws that regulated the health standards or food and drug products.
What is the Bureau of Chemistry?
A naturalist who advocated for the complete preservation of the wilderness rather than the conservation of it.
Who was John Muir?
This act stated that the federal government and President would manage control of the west’s water resources and the construction of large irrigation systems.
What was the National Reclamation Act of 1902 or the Newlands Act?