POTUS
Reformers
It's the law
Teddy
27 & 28
100
attempted reforms, but was assassinated by a disgruntled federal-office seeker early in his term in 1881
Who is James Garfield
100
Helped founded the NAACP
Who is W. E. B. Du Bois
100
this banned the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages throughout the United States
What is the 18th Amendment
100
Theodore Roosevelt considered this a national priority
What is conservation
100
One of Teddy's close friends who moved more cautiously than Roosevelt had toward reform and regulation.
Who is William Howard Taft
200
Garfield’s vice president, became president. Backed the Pendleton Civil Service Act passed in 1883.
Who is Chester A Arthur
200
Encouraged African Americans to improve their educational and economic well-being
Who is Booker T Washington
200
allowed Americans to vote directly for U.S. senators
What is the 17th Amendment
200
Theodore Roosevelt’s progressive reform policy that tried to balance the interests of business, consumers, and laborers was called this...
What is the Square Deal
200
The 16th Amendment was passed during his adminstration
Who is Woodrow Wilson
300
Helped control inflation and passed the Sherman Antitrust Act. His grandfather was also president.
Who is Benjamin Harrison
300
Spoke out against discrimination and drew attention to the lynching of African Americans
Who is Ida B Wells
300
This allows the federal government to impose direct taxes on citizens’ incomes. Oh goody!
What is the 16th Amendment
300
Roosevelt was the first president to successfully use this 1890 law to break up a monopoly
What is Sherman Antitrust Act
300
Woodrow Wilson addressed banking reform and created a national banking system with this in 1913
What is Federal Reserve Act
400
A Democrat, worked hard to hire and fire people based on merit, not party loyalty. He was elected to two non-consecutive terms.
Who is Grover Cleveland
400
opened the first American public kindergarten.
Who is Susan Blow
400
American Indians, Chinese immigrants and this group of people were left out of the new laws and reforms.
What is Mexican immigrants
400
Teddy used his Square Deal to help settle this 1902 dispute.
What is the coal miners’ strike
400
Taft’s signing of this, which raised prices for consumers,angered many Progressives.
What is the Payne-Aldrich Tariff
500
Avoided scandal and helped win back public trust in the government. Why would anyone shoot him?
Who is William McKinley
500
Wisconsin’s Republican governor. One of the leaders of the effort to reform state government
Who is Robert M. La Follette
500
In 1914 this strengthened laws against monopolies.
What is the Clayton Antitrust Act
500
Inspired by this Upton Sinclair novel,Roosevelt urged Congress to enact meat inspection laws.
What is The Jungle
500
Angered at his BFF, this man, ran as a 3rd party candidate in the election of 1912. He didn't do too shabby either.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt
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